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 floor of the central aisle of the Mithraeum of the Footprint in Ostia has a mosaic depicting a snake and a footprint.
The Mithraeum in the Chapel of the Three Naves was not linked to the cult of Mithras until recently because of a mosaic showing a pig, in the belief that it was an animal unfit for consumption in a temple of Eastern origin.
The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
Mercury of Stockstadt
Cautes des Bolards
Tauroctonia de Córdoba
Mithras triumphant over the Sun
Altar at Caseggiato di Diana
Mithraic vessel of Mainz
Mithraic stele from Alba Iulia
Altar with inscription of Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale
Dipinto in red letters from Dura Europos
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By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.
New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
Glad to hear, Joel. Feel free to send some pics!
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Hey Behzad! I’m currently reading into Gnosticism and am hoping to make an article for the site co…
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
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