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 of Vulci is remarkable because of his high benches and the arches below them.
The Mithraeum Felicissimus has a floor mosaic depicting the seven mithraic grades.
The Mithraeum has found in a Roman building at the end of Attila Road, in Hévíz, Egregy
After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.
Tauroctony of via di Borgo
Tabula ansata from Brigetio
Column with inscription from Dura Europos
Altar of Senj made by the slave Hermes
Mithras Tauroctony and other figures from Palæographia Britannica
Candelabrum of Caernarfon
Inscription on a leonteum of Umbria
Relief of a round platter with food of Ladenburg
Bronze plaque of Sisak
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By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
Many thanks for the information, John. The page has been updated.
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