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
Mithras became the main deity worshipped in the sanctuary of Meter in Kapikaya, Turkey, in Roman times, at least until the fourth century.
The Mitreo dei Marmi Colorati takes its name after the discovery of a black-and-white mosaic of Pan fighting with Eros.
The Mithraeum near Porta Romana was connected to a Sacello, but the door was blocked.
Altar of Libella, Budapest
Bronze medallion from Gordian III with tauroctony
Tauroctony 593
Frescoes from the tomb of Aelius Magnus and Aelia Arisuth in Oea
Heliodromus inscription of Cerveteri
Tauroctony sculpture in the Sala dei Animali
Column to Nabarze of Protas
Altar of Carrawburgh by Antonius Proculus
Column with inscription from Dura Europos
Sententia
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
Amazing!!!
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
Can't wait for more details
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