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
The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
The Mithraeum was inserted into the basement of the basilica-theater by the 3rd century.
The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
The Mitreo dei Castra Peregrinorum was discovered under the church of Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome.
Tauroctony of the Loggia Scoperta
Bronze plaque of Mithras slaying the bull
Cautes and Cautopates of Friedberg
Relief of Mithras, Shapur II and Ardashit II
Head of Mithras from the Mitreo degli Animali
Tauroctony relief of Sidon
Intaglio of Abraxas and Mithras
Marble slab with inscription of Aelius Urbanus
Mosaic of Sette Sfere
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I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
I'm on it!
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
Monreal monastery 12th century AD ...
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…
Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
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