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 Mithraeum under the Basilica of San Clemente made part of a notable Roman house.
This temple of Mithras in Aquincum was located within the private house of the decurio Marcus Antonius Victorinus.
The 'Mithraic cave' in the Gradische/Gradišče massif near St. Egidio contained vessels decorated with snakes and the remains of chicken bones and other animals that were consumed during Mithraic ceremonies.
The Mithraeum Felicissimus has a floor mosaic depicting the seven mithraic grades.
Two Mithras-Attis terracotta from Kerch
Mithras Petrogenitus of Alba Iulia
Inscription on the restoration of the Mithraeum of Dura Europos
Submission scene from Barberini
Tauroctony from Cluj
Fresco ‘City of Darkness’ from Hawarte
Eros and Psyche
Tauroctony of via di Borgo
Tauroctony of Aelius Hylas from Doştat
Sententia
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
I'm on it!
The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
Excellent idea ;)
Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
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