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
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
Set in a Roman necropolis, the so-called Mithraeum of the Elephant takes its name from an elephant statue found in one of the tombs.
The remains of the Jajački Mithraeum were discovered accidentally during excavation for the construction of a private house in 1931.
The site was destroyed in the 5th century but some elements, including the benches, can still been seen.
Tauroctony of Vratnitsa
Inscription to Mithras and Silvanus from Ljubljana
Tauroctony of Ottaviano Zeno
Relief of Aion on globe
Second Petrogeny of Santo Stefano Rotondo
Petrogenia of Aquincum
Tauroctony from Albacini
Tauroctony of the Mithraeum of Lucciana
Mithras Tauroctony and other figures from Palæographia Britannica
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Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
It was, Pattie. It no longer exists…
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A FINE NOTE AND WILL LIKE TO KNOW MORE IN INDIAN CONTEXT ALSO TO SEND MY INDIAN INPUTS
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
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I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…
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