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 at Espronceda Street, in Merida, was discovered in 2000. It is a semi-subterranean temple.
C’est en 1986, à l’occasion de la restructuration de l’ancien magasin Parunis, qu’une fouille de sauvetage archéologique fut réalisée cours Victor Hugo.
The Mithraeum of Caernarfon, in Walles, was built in three phases during the 3rd century, and destroyed at the end of the 4th.
Although the site at Cerro de San Albín is not a Mithraeum, archaeologists have found several monuments related to the cult of Mithras.
Isis de Mérida
Cautes with an axe
Altar 2 of Tibiscum by Hermadio
Inscription on the restoration of the Mithraeum of Dura Europos
Aion from Villa Barberini
Altar of Carnuntum by Sacidius Barbarus
Small Aion from unkown provenence
Tauroctony of Fellbach
Inscription by Aurelius Rufinus of Andros
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Hey Behzad! I’m currently reading into Gnosticism and am hoping to make an article for the site co…
Beautiful and unexpected piece, Pattie. Thanks for sharing. Do you have any more information about i…
I'd have liked to see the face of the carabinieri when they discovered the sculpture.
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
Interesting how even though we may confuse certain gods for ages, they remain somehow unique.
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
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