Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.
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Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.
It is well known that Mithras was born from a rock. However, less has been written about the father of the solar god, and especially about how he conceived him.
On the occasion of the discovery of a Mithraeum in Cabra, Spain, we talk to Jaime Alvar, a leading figure in the field of Mithraism. With him, we examine the testimonies known to date and the peculiarities of the cult of Mithras in Hispania.
Yolanda’s multimedia dissertation focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that motivate Mithras worshippers. Her work includes a podcast entitled Conversations about Mithras.
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A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento arqueológico romano de la villa de Mithra, en Cabra (Córdoba), han deparado el excepcional hallazgo de un mitreo, o zona destinada al culto al dios Mithra, cuya estatua fue descubierta hace unos 70 años.
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On the occasion of the exhibition, the Royal Museum of Mariemont invites five experts from Europe to emulate the research on the cult of Mithras.
Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.
Sarah E. Bond
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
The London Mithraeum also known as Walbrook Mithraeum has been contextualized and relocated in its original emplacement in 2016.
The Mithraeum of Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the biggest known, together with the Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla.
The large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
The 'Mithraic cave' in the Gradische/Gradišče massif near St. Egidio contained vessels decorated with snakes and the remains of chicken bones and other animals that were consumed during Mithraic ceremonies.
Altar of Nummius Amandus from Alba Iulia
Cautes of the mitreo di Santa Prisca
Petrogeny of San Clemente
Tauroctony of Zadar
Taurcotony statue of the Esquiline Hill
Head of Mithras at Nemrud Dag
Inscription by Aurelius Rufinus of Andros
Aion of Arles
Inscription to Mithras by Claudius Romanius from Köln
Sententia
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Il piacere è tutto mio.
This is shocking.Why would the Vatican uphold Mithraistic beliefs when they were to follow Jesus bel…
I had this stone in front of me yesterday in the Xanten archaeological park and was overwhelmed... u…
Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
Muy bueno
Dear Veronica, as a woman you cannot attend the ceremonies in the mithraeum. But you can help prepar…
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
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