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Aleš Chalupa

ales.chalupa
Brno, Czechia
Joined May 2021
 
 
Oct 2024
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The most detailed publication on this monument seems to be Diamandis Triandaphyllos. „Nouveau relief rupestre de Mithra Tauroctone dans la région de Xanthi“, in: Pulpudeva. Semaines philippopolitaines de l’histoire et de la culture Thrace, (Supplementum 6), Sofia: St. Kliment Ohridski University Press 2008, pp. 159‒171. There is information about the "rediscovery" or rather reclassification of this monument (previously described as "the image of a warrior") in 1973, but no information about Bogdan Filov´s discovery. What is the source of this information?

 
Dear Aleš, Thank you for your feedback. After reviewing the information, I can confirm that the detail regarding Bogdan Filov’s discovery came from a travel website that has since disappeared. As I this source can’t be further verified, I’ll be adding a disclaimer to clarify the nature of the information provided. Warm regards
 
Thank you for your reply. My comment was in no way meant to be critical, I found the same information on the web. Personally, I have little doubt that Bogdan Filov (a fascinating figure, a leading Bulgarian archaeologist who became Prime Minister of the Fascist government during the Second World War and was executed by the People´s Court in February 1945 and buried in a mass grave) really did discover this monument, the problem is that I cannot find any published source for this information. Triandaphyllos is silent on the subject, but this is not surprising given that the tauroctony of Thermes is located in the disputed region once controlled by Bulgaria and now belonging to Greece, and he has no detailed knowledge of Bulgarian literature on the subject. Anyway, let´s hope that the information is there and that someone will be able to find it in the future.
 
Please be critical! As you can see, this article was written a long time ago and only quotes an article from https://www.balkantravellers.com, which was deleted shortly after. Any additional information you can provide, including Triandaphyllos’s article if it is publicly available, would be most welcome.
 
Nov 2020
NewLiber

The Mystery of Mithras. Exploring the heart of a Roman cult

The exhibition The Mystery of Mithras: Exploring the Heart of a Roman Cult is being presented at the Musée royal de Mariemont from 20 November 2021 to 17 April 2022, then at the Musée Saint-Raymond de Toulouse from 14 May 2022 to 30 October 2022, and la…

 
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NewTractatus

Hyenas or Lionesses? Mithraism and Women in the Religious World of the Late Antiquity

In this article, Chalupa examines the scant evidence that has been found for the presence of women in the Roman cult of Mithras.