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 most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
Lors de la construction de l’église Saint-Paul en 1911, un mithraeum a été mis au jour à Königshoffen, vicus gallo-romain situé aux abords du camp légionnaire de Strasbourg-Argentorate.
The Mithraeum of the Circus Maximus was discovered in 1931 during work carried out to create a storage area for the scenes and costumes of the Opera House within the Museums of Rome building.
The Mithraeum near Porta Romana was connected to a Sacello, but the door was blocked.
Tauroctony of Split
Mithraic relief of Baris
Altar of Sol of Via del Mare
Altar of Sarmizegetusa by Hermadio
Dipinto in red letters from Dura Europos
Mithras petrogenitus from Villa Giustiniani
Aion of Villa Albani
Aesculapius of Merida
Altars of Sol and Luna from Mundelsheim
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I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
that's where I live.... Sarrebourg
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
Just read why they decided to continue to dig under the mithraeum before complaining: http://www.ang…
Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
Richard Gordon suggests the object on the Miles step is a bull’s hindquarter. “In the light of…
some pictures from 1895:
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
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