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 London Mithraeum also known as Walbrook Mithraeum has been contextualized and relocated in its original emplacement in 2016.
The name of the Mithraeum of the Seven Gates refers to the doors depicted in the mosaic that decorates the floor, symbolising the seven planets through which the souls of the initiates have to pass.
The Mitreo dei Castra Peregrinorum was discovered under the church of Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome.
This temple of Mithras in Aquincum was located within the private house of the decurio Marcus Antonius Victorinus.
Tauroctony from the Mithraeum III of Nida
Petrogeny of Santo Stefano Rotondo
Altar of Vieu
Altar of Carnuntum by the Jovians and Herculians
Head of Mithras from Santo Stefano Rotondo
Mithras Tauroctony and other figures from Palæographia Britannica
Tauroctony of Donja Plemenšćina, Pregrada
Consecration for Jupiter and Hercules
Head of Mithras at Nemrud Dag
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Dear Veronica, as a woman you cannot attend the ceremonies in the mithraeum. But you can help prepar…
Excellent idea, Matthew. Count on us!
Polelle offers a fast-paced, sometimes dizzying novel full of intrigue and action. A little too much…
Hoş geldin Dogan. Kendini evinde hisset!
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
Danuvius stele a C. Szabo mihi extraordinarius videtur. Accurate pictum videre vellem. Ubi est Sol, …
This is shocking.Why would the Vatican uphold Mithraistic beliefs when they were to follow Jesus bel…
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
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