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 Hauarte or Hawarte, which preserves colourful frescoes, it's the latest know and used.
The most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
The Mitreo dei Marmi Colorati takes its name after the discovery of a black-and-white mosaic of Pan fighting with Eros.
The Barberini Mithraeum was discovered in 1936 in the garden of the Palazzo Barberini, owned by Conte A. Savorgnan di Brazza.
Mithras petrogenitus from Villa Giustiniani
Aion from Nida
Bronze Venus of Sidon
Sol in quadriga of Entrains
Inscripton of Justus from Caerleon
Tauroctony from Albacini
Bronze inscription from Aldobrandini
Fresco de Luna en el Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Frescoes with standing figures of Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
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I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
Probably at home... but I’m at work. ;-) Will get back to you.
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
Look at that the satisfaction of that man who's showing that discover during the time the sanctuaréo…
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
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