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.
Notitiae
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.
Introductio
Press clips
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.
Agencia
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 Mackwiller Mithraeum was built in the middle of the 2nd century, during the reign of Antoninus the Pious, on the site of a spring already worshipped by the natives.
The exploration of an old pazo, a manor house, near the Roman wall, in Lugo, led to the discovery of a Roman domus, which existed continuously from the beginnings of the Christian Era until the Late Empire.
The Mithraeum of Aldobrandini was excavated in 1924 by G. Calza on the premises belonging to the Aldobrandini family.
There are references to two places of worship from Dieburg, whereby the Mithraeum, discovered in 1926.
Altar with inscription of Bingen
Altar of Inveresk with a griffin
Tauroctony of Fellbach
Altar with Sol from Ptuj
Tauroctony relief of the Esquiline
Tauroctony relief of Fertőrákos
Cautopates from Casa del Mitreo of Mérida
Incensiary vessel of Dieburg
Altar of Hostilius from Skelani
Sententia
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
Thank you for sharing it and congratulations for your beautiful and interesting work.
As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.
Just read why they decided to continue to dig under the mithraeum before complaining: http://www.ang…
Libri