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
Archaeologists discovered the 20th temple dedicated to Mithras in Ostia during the restoration of the domus del capitello di stucco in 2022.
The Mithraeum was found in one of the rooms of the Horrea built in the years 120 - 125 AD. The installation of the shrine may have taken place in the first half of the third century.
Excavations in 1979 on the remains of the church of Notre-Dame d'Avigonet in Mandelieu, Alpes-Maritimes, brought to light a small mithraeum.
The Mithraeum of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
Head of Antiochus I of Commenage
Marble slab with inscription of Aelius Urbanus
Torchbearer of Porta Portese
Tauroctony relief of Fertőrákos
Second tautoctony of Sî`
Lion-headed Aion from Sidon
Mithras rock-born from Ptuj
Altar with inscription of Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale
Aion of York
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I think there is no need of booking in advance. Just come to Frankfurt an feel happy Wolfgang Jane…
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No, I think it's not fun, but really superstition. The Romans all wore amulets, often with a phallus…
We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Welcome to your grotto, Marcus!
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
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