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
Mount Nemrut or Nemrud is one of the highest peaks in the eastern Taurus Mountains, southeastern Turkey. On its summit large statues stand around what is supposed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC.
The Mithraeum of the Crypta Balbi was locted in the middle of a densely populated insula near the theatre of Cornelius Balbus.
The discovery of the Mithraeum of Tarquinia is due to the Department for Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Carabinieri, who noticed some clandestine excavations near the Ara della Regina.
The Mithraeum was found in one of the rooms of the Horrea built in the years 120 - 125 AD. The installation of the shrine may have taken place in the first half of the third century.
Antiochus I shakes hands with Mithras
Heracles captures the Golden Hind of Artemis
Cautes of the mitreo di Santa Prisca
Cautes and Cautopates from Mithraeum III of Heddernheim
Tauroctony by Raffaello Sanzio
Bronze medallion from Gordian III with tauroctony
Mithras rock-birth fresco of Hawarte
Altar of Kalkar
Altar of Bergamo
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Richard Gordon suggests the object on the Miles step is a bull’s hindquarter. “In the light of…
Thank you for sharing it and congratulations for your beautiful and interesting work.
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Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
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