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 Mitreo dei Marmi Colorati takes its name after the discovery of a black-and-white mosaic of Pan fighting with Eros.
Two Mithras sanctuaries, which were located on the edge of the settlement, were excavated in Güglingen.
A Mithraeum has been identified in Eleusis where the last Hierophant form thespia had the rank of Father in the Mithraic Mysteries.
A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
Tauroctony from the Mithräum von Heddernheim
Mithras hunting from Dura Europos
Venus pudica of Mérida
Tauroctony of Memphis
Tauroctony exhibited at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Aion altar of Bordeaux
Tauroctony relief from Alba Iulia
Cultic mithraic vase of Zeughausstraße
Taurcotony sculpture from Sidon
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No, I think it's not fun, but really superstition. The Romans all wore amulets, often with a phallus…
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
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Welcome Veronica 💫
that's where I live.... Sarrebourg
Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
nice image of a parthian king!
on Hatra Temple
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