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 first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
The temple contained hundreds of ceramic vessels and animal bones, which may indicated that a grand Mithraic feast was celebrated before its closing.
The Mithraeum of Koenigsbrunn is the only one preserved in the ancient Roman province of Rhaetia, current Bavaria.
The name of the Mithraeum of the Seven Gates refers to the doors depicted in the mosaic that decorates the floor, symbolising the seven planets through which the souls of the initiates have to pass.
Four mithraic engravings from Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum Religionis Historia
Mithras taurophorus of Ptuj
Fragments of a Mithriac relief with Jupiter and Sol
Tauroctony of Santa Prisca
Statue of a mother goddess with child
Second petrogey of Aquincum
Inscription by Proficentius, Rome
Inscription of Corax Materninius Faustinus of Gimmeldingen
Altar of Meknès
Sententia
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
Hoş geldin Dogan. Kendini evinde hisset!
some pictures from 1895:
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
One hypothesis is that the mythology of the Roman secret society of Mithras was transformed into an …
Great. It's similar to the Mithraic temple in Maragheh, Iran. According to this photos, the Mithraic…
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.
Libri