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Your search Dura Europos gave 98 results.

 
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Dipinto in red letters from Dura Europos

This short dipinto pays homage to the Lions and the Persians, the 4th and 5th Mithraic degrees.

 
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Sol and Mithras fresco of Dura Europos

Sol watches Mithras as he gazes Mithras gazes up to heaven while sharing the sacred meal.

 
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Graffito on the sacred nitre

Greek ritual graffito scratched on wall plaster in the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, mentioning the “fiery exhalation” and the “sacred nitre” of the Magi.

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Zenobios

Commander of the archers at Dura Europos, he financed the second Tauroctony.

 
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Inscription on the restoration of the Mithraeum of Dura Europos

Antonius Valentinus, centurio, made this plaque for the salut des empereurs Septimus Severus and Marcus Aurelius.

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Theodoros

Pater at Dura Europos

 
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Price list from Dura-Europos

Fragmentary Greek graffito from Dura-Europos recording the prices of everyday goods such as wine, meat, wood and lamp wicks.

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Antonius Valentinus

Princeps centurio and commander (praepositus).

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Maximus

Maximus engraved his name in one of the columns of the Mithraeum of Dura Europos.

 
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Mithraism As Proud Boy Prototype: Underground Clubs of the Syndexioi and Pueri Superbi

Tracing the links between the cult of Mithras and the Proud Boys’ quest for identity, power, and belonging. How ancient rituals and brotherhood ideals resurface in radical modern movements.

 
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#261

We are delighted to announce that the dates for MithraCon 2025 have been set for the last weekend in April, from Friday 25th to Sunday 27th. Mithracon is an informal research convention for people interested in the study of the god Mithras…

 
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Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras

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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The MITHRA Project

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.

 
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Graffito of the Mitreo del Caseggiato di Diana

In the cult niche of the Mitreo del Caseggiato di Diana there is a list of words that could indicate names and measurements.

 
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Bronze plaque of Mithras slaying the bull

Mithras Tauroctony on bronze exposed at the Metropolitan Museum of New York.

 
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Castle and Mithraeum of Zerzevan candidate to World Heritage

The Temple of Mithras, inside an ancient military settlement, is situated on the eastern border of the Roman Empire.

 
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List of Mithraic grade titles from Dura-Europos

Partial list of Mithraic initiatory grade titles attested in inscriptions from the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria, 3rd century A.D.

 
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Wall plaster inscription fragment from Dura-Europos

Fragmentary inscription on wall plaster from the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria, with partially legible text.

 
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Graffito with eisodos and exodos at Dura-Europos

Minute engraved inscription with the words eisodos and exodos (entrance and exit), from column 3 of the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria.

 
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Graffito naming Maximus magus at Dura-Europos

Engraved inscription naming Maximus as magus, from column 1 of the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria.

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