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 Felicissimus has a floor mosaic depicting the seven mithraic grades.
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.
The Mithraeum of Caernarfon, in Walles, was built in three phases during the 3rd century, and destroyed at the end of the 4th.
Excavations in 1979 on the remains of the church of Notre-Dame d'Avigonet in Mandelieu, Alpes-Maritimes, brought to light a small mithraeum.
Head of Minerva from London
Mithras rock-born from Housesteads
Cautes from Newcastle
Fresco of a knight and a black figure from the Hawarte Mithraeum.
Raven from Stockstadt
Altar with inscription and symbolic figures from Ptuj
Hekataion of Sidon
Bronze inscription from Aldobrandini
Inscription of Aurelius Mithres
Sententia
check out what's new on the nymphaeum, guys! you'll get your wings dusted with magic powder to fly a…
Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
The modern Masonic lodge is organised around the starry vault, but the officers are still arranged i…
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
Good information
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