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
In a house from the time of Constantine, a Lararium was found with a statue of Isis-Fortuna. The Mithraeum was a door next to it, on a lower room.
The floor of the central aisle of the Mithraeum of the Footprint in Ostia has a mosaic depicting a snake and a footprint.
The Mithraeum of the Crypta Balbi was locted in the middle of a densely populated insula near the theatre of Cornelius Balbus.
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.
Aion of Hedderneheim
Mithraic meal from Proložac, Croatia
Tauroctony from Leonardo Agostini book
Mithraic Sol altar with backlight of Bingen
Intaglio with Tauroctony from Munich
Bust of Aion of unkown origine
Tabula ansata from Brigetio
Altar with inscription of Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale
Tauroctony of Monreale
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This is shocking.Why would the Vatican uphold Mithraistic beliefs when they were to follow Jesus bel…
Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
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New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
I knew this amazing capital in Monreale. In Sicily, isn’t it? It’s quite remarkable, even if Mit…
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