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 first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
The Mithraeum I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.
The two altars found in the Mithraeum of Mundelsheim one of Sol and the other of Luna, are exposed in situ.
Relief of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva
Altar of Aquileia to the brave god Mithras
Frescoes with standing figures of Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
Fresco de Luna en el Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Krater with weekday gods of Trier
Mithras-inscription of Speyer
Mithras sacrificing the bull at Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Second Cautes of Sidon holding an axe
Fresco with tauroctony and seven cypresses
Sententia
Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
Añadido al sitio, aquí: https://www.mithraeum.eu/notitia/the-discourse-on-the-eighth-and-ninth-868…
OK, I'm very confused about Jozef's description of this 'submission' scene. The standing person - pe…
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
Dear Jorge, on two slabs from the Baths of Diocletian, the one from Santo Stefano Rotondo and the on…
Savez vous si du mobilier a été découvert dans la salle annexe sud ou il ne restait rien ?
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