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 Mithraeum of Sutri was built inside a rocky hill that also hosted the Roman theatre of the city.
The Mithraeum of the House of Diana was installed in two Antonine halls, northeast corner of the House of Diana, in the late 2nd or early 3rd century.
Although the site at Cerro de San Albín is not a Mithraeum, archaeologists have found several monuments related to the cult of Mithras.
The Roman villa of Can Molodell had a sanctuary that has been related to the cult of Mithras.
Inscription of Corax Materninius Faustinus of Gimmeldingen
Tauroctony of Palermo
Engraved column by Maximus of Dura Europos
Serapis head of Walbrook
Tauroctony of Gimmeldingen
Altar of Faustinus from Gimmeldingen
Altar of Bergamo
Castor-vase of St Albans
Hekataion of Sidon
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For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
that's where I live.... Sarrebourg
Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
Excellent idea, Matthew. Count on us!
Congratulations to the city hall of Lugo and all the team who participated in this unexpected discov…
on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania
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