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
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.
The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
C’est en 1986, à l’occasion de la restructuration de l’ancien magasin Parunis, qu’une fouille de sauvetage archéologique fut réalisée cours Victor Hugo.
Sol in quadriga of Entrains
Altar from Mérida 'pro salute'
Tauroctony of Neuenheim
Tauroctony of Circo Massimo
Altar to Mithras at the Walters Art Museum
Relief fragment of Ptuj
Mithraic stele from Alba Iulia
Tauroctony relief of Fertőrákos
Tauroctony found under the Palazzo Montecitorio (CIMRM 430)
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You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
What fascinates me is the bull's mouth next to the flame of Cautes. Many bulls with their heads rais…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
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