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 Biesheim-Kunheim is located near the ancient village of Altkirch, near the Rhin.
The Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere preserves frescoes depicting several scenes of the initiation rites.
The most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
The Mithraeum of Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras's temples in Africa.
Inscription of Cimber and Exsocho from Cologne
Mithras carrying the bull
Antiochus I shakes hands with Mithras
Tauroctony found under the Palazzo Montecitorio (CIMRM 430)
Tauroctony of Mauls
Mithraic exvoto of Dalmatia
Cautes with bull head of Sarmizegetusa
Stele of Acilius Pisonianus from Milan
Inscription to Mithras by Claudius Romanius from Köln
Sententia
If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
Richard Gordon suggests the object on the Miles step is a bull’s hindquarter. “In the light of…
Un saludo fraternal a ti, Ricardo.
Congratulations to the city hall of Lugo and all the team who participated in this unexpected discov…
on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania
Polelle offers a fast-paced, sometimes dizzying novel full of intrigue and action. A little too much…
It is magnificent. so better if you had a picture of the inside.
Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
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