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 the House of Diana was installed in two Antonine halls, northeast corner of the House of Diana, in the late 2nd or early 3rd century.
The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
Mithras became the main deity worshipped in the sanctuary of Meter in Kapikaya, Turkey, in Roman times, at least until the fourth century.
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
Tauroctony of Gimmeldingen
Head of Mithras at Nemrud Dag
Altar with inscription of Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale
Altar by Aelius Secundinus of Novaria
Tauroctonic medallion from Caesarea Maritima
Intaglio with Mithras and Abraxas at the Walters Art Museum
Gemme with Mithras killing the bull
Tauroctony of Velletri
Altar of Senj made by the slave Hermes
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Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
Indeed, Stephen. The catalogue is highly recommendable for all audiences, academic, professional and…
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.
Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
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