Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras
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.
Notitiae
News and articles
from The New Mithraeum
The MITHRA Project
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.
The Father of Mithras
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.
Mithras in Hispania
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.
Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis
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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Press clips
A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra
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.
Agencia
Call for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows specialising in Mithras
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.
Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
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
Los dioses de Egipto y Persia que los romanos honraron en Lucus Augusti
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
Some places to visit
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Mithraeum of Tiddis
The Mithraeum was housed in a cave. The vault is almost dome-shaped and in front of the cave there is enough space for a possible adjacent temple.
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Mitreo di Sutri
The Mithraeum of Sutri was built inside a rocky hill that also hosted the Roman theatre of the city.
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Mitreo Sacellum delle Tre Navate
The Mithraeum in the Chapel of the Three Naves was not linked to the cult of Mithras until recently because of a mosaic showing a pig, in the belief that it was an animal unfit for consumption in a temple of Eastern origin.
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Mithraeum of Eleusis
A Mithraeum has been identified in Eleusis where the last Hierophant form thespia had the rank of Father in the Mithraic Mysteries.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Inscription of two Gessius from Sentinum
Cautes fresco from Mitreo di Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Altar with Mithras rock-birth of Nida
Slab of Quintus Claudius from Santiponce
Aesculapius of Merida
Tauroctony of Arshawi-Kibar
Tauroctony of Aelius Hylas from Doştat
Tauroctony of Santa Prisca
Aion of Villa Albani
Sententia
Guest insights
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
Dear Veronica, as a woman you cannot attend the ceremonies in the mithraeum. But you can help prepar…
Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
If this phallus really belonged to the mithraeum where it is currently placed and not elsewhere, the…
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
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