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
A mosaic of Silvanus, dated to the time of Commodus, was found in a niche in a nearby room of the Mithraeum in the Imperial Palace at Ostia.
The Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres is of great importance for the understanding of the cult, because of its black-and-white mosaics depicting the planets, the zodiac and related elements.
The large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
Workman digging in a field near Dormagen found a vault. Against one of the walls were found two monuments related to Mithras.
Tauroctony of Memphis
Tauroctony of Chrestos
Mithras Petrogenitus of Alba Iulia
Tauroctony of the Villa Borghese
Frescoes from the tomb of Aelius Magnus and Aelia Arisuth in Oea
Cilindric arula from Cabrera de Mar
Venus of Mérida small sculpture
Tauroctony from Hermopolis
Tauroctony of Donja Plemenšćina, Pregrada
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What fascinates me is the bull's mouth next to the flame of Cautes. Many bulls with their heads rais…
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
I had this stone in front of me yesterday in the Xanten archaeological park and was overwhelmed... u…
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
You are right, Stephen. Thank you for noticing. We have updated the information on this article.
some pictures from 1895:
This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
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