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 most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
The Mithraeum of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
The Mithraeum of Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras's temples in Africa.
The Mithraeum of Koenigsbrunn is the only one preserved in the ancient Roman province of Rhaetia, current Bavaria.
Tauroctony of Mithras and Tellus
First Tauroctony relief of Dura Europos
Mosaic of Silvanus from Ostia
Tauroctony of Zadar
Cautes of the mitreo di Santa Prisca
Tauroctony of Arshawi-Kibar
Mithras's feast from Mérida
Slab of Quintus Claudius from Santiponce
Intaglio with Tauroctony from Munich
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Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
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Amazing!!!
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.
Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
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