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
Two Mithras sanctuaries, which were located on the edge of the settlement, were excavated in Güglingen.
The Mithréum de Bourg-Saint-Andéol was built against a rock where the main Tauroctony was chiseled.
The Mithraeum of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
The Mithraeum of Osterburken could not be excavated bodily owing to the water of a well in the immediate neighbourhood. The monument had been covered carefully with sand.
Inscription on a leonteum of Umbria
Inscription of Aurelius Mithres
Altar of Dioscorus from Alba Iulia
Inscription of the praeses Aurelius Hermodorus
Relief de Bourg-Saint-Andéol
Aion relief of Palazzo Colonna
Mithras with the bow
Altar of Carnuntum by Sacidius Barbarus
Altar of Poreč
Sententia
Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
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