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 under the Basilica of San Clemente made part of a notable Roman house.
The London Mithraeum also known as Walbrook Mithraeum has been contextualized and relocated in its original emplacement in 2016.
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
Altar of Faustinus from Gimmeldingen
Sol and Mithras fresco of Dura Europos
Taurcotony statue of the Esquiline Hill
Fresco ‘City of Darkness’ from Hawarte
Lion-headed figure of Mérida
Relief fragment of Ptuj
Tauroctony on display in Princeton
Tauroctonia de Carnuntum (III ?)
Mithras hunting from Dura Europos
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Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
One hypothesis is that the mythology of the Roman secret society of Mithras was transformed into an …
I see the Platonic Chiasmus on this fresco from Pompei. I think Mithras and Sol Apollo have nothing …
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
Monreal monastery 12th century AD ...
Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
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