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 Felicissimus has a floor mosaic depicting the seven mithraic grades.
The Mithraeum of Frutosus was in a temple assigned to the guild of the stuppatores.
Mithras and other oriental gods were worshipped in the shrine of Zeus near the Villa of the Quintilians in Rome.
The few remains of the Mithraeum of Gimmeldingen are preserved at the Historical Museum of the Palatinate, in Speyer, Germany.
Tauroctony of Jajce
Fragments of a column base from Hamadan
Slab of Quintus Claudius from Santiponce
Relief of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva
Altar of Sarmizegetusa by Hermadio
Tauroctony relief of Sidon
Oceanus-Saturn of Santa Prisca
Intaglio of chalcedony at the BnF
Mithraic arcosolium of Catacombe de Marcellino e Pietro
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British Museum: Gallery 70, display case 14 (G70/dc14)
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1899-1201-3 If this piece could be added, too, …
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
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