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 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.
To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.
The Barberini Mithraeum was discovered in 1936 in the garden of the Palazzo Barberini, owned by Conte A. Savorgnan di Brazza.
The Mithraeum of Santa Prisca houses remarkable frescoes showing the initiates in procession.
Head of Sol / Helios intarsio from Sant Prisca
Altar by Caius Aemilius Superaius of Merida
Inscription with Cautes and Cautopates of Steklen
Dedication inscription from Koenigshoffen Mithraeum
Flavius Aper altar (CIMRM 1584)
Petrogeny of Sibiu
Mithras rock-born of Septeuil
Altar of Nummius Amandus from Alba Iulia
Tauroctony relief of Alba Iulia
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hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…
If this phallus really belonged to the mithraeum where it is currently placed and not elsewhere, the…
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
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