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 Housesteads Mithraeum is an underground temple, now burried, discovered in 1822 in a slope of the Chapel Hill, outside of the Roman Fort at the Hadrian's Wall.
The Mithraeum of Koenigsbrunn is the only one preserved in the ancient Roman province of Rhaetia, current Bavaria.
The temple contained hundreds of ceramic vessels and animal bones, which may indicated that a grand Mithraic feast was celebrated before its closing.
The discovery of the Mithraeum of Tarquinia is due to the Department for Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Carabinieri, who noticed some clandestine excavations near the Ara della Regina.
Head of Mithras from Santo Stefano Rotondo
Tauroctony relief of Sidon
Mithras head of Arles
Castor-vase of St Albans
Altar from Mitreo di San Clemente
Mithras hunting from Dura Europos
Altar of Flavius Verecundus from Carnuntum
Taurcotony statue of the Esquiline Hill
Altar of Iulius Rasci from Borovo
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You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.
https://www.mithraeum.eu/group/anglo.mithraic.society
the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…
It was, Pattie. It no longer exists…
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
Hello Gabriel, the article you present on the relationship between the religion of the unconquered…
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