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 Mithréum de Bourg-Saint-Andéol was built against a rock where the main Tauroctony was chiseled.
The Mithraeum of Hauarte or Hawarte, which preserves colourful frescoes, it's the latest know and used.
The 'Mithraic cave' in the Gradische/Gradišče massif near St. Egidio contained vessels decorated with snakes and the remains of chicken bones and other animals that were consumed during Mithraic ceremonies.
The Mithraeum at Espronceda Street, in Merida, was discovered in 2000. It is a semi-subterranean temple.
Altar of Faustinus from Gimmeldingen
Zodiac signs on the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Mithras with the bow
Tauroctony of Sárkeszi
Two-sided relief of Fiano Romano
Tauroctony of Jajce
Cautopates from Casa del Mitreo of Mérida
Altar to Petra Genetrix from Carnuntum
Altar with inscription of Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale
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This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
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There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
Thank you for noticing, Ron. The Syrian location mentioned before referred to the original Roman Pro…
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.
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