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.
Three European museums celebrate Mithras with a continental exhibition featuring more than 200 works of art from Roman times to the present day.
Peter Mark Adams: ‘The initiation was a frightening experience that caused some people to panic as a flood of otherworldly entities swept through the ritual space.’
Between the 1st and 4th centuries, Mithraism developed throughout the Roman world. Much material exists, but textual evidence is scarce. The only ancient work that fills this gap is Porphyry’s intense and complex essay.
Twelve centuries separate the decline of Roman Mithraism from the dawn of Freemasonry. Twelve centuries during which the mysteries of Mithras have remained more secret than ever.
The Temple of Mithras, inside an ancient military settlement, is situated on the eastern border of the Roman Empire.
The museum that houses the temple of Mithras has become the most visited Roman space in the city since it opened.
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.
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
HBO Max's sci-fi series Raised By Wolves features a religious faction that references Sol and the Mithraic Mysteries. Here are the real-world Roman concepts the show borrowed from.
The Sanskrit and Hindi word for friend is “Mitra”. It is also the Nepali word for it. The Sinhala word is ‘mitura’. The word’s etymology has surprising, stark and vivid homosexual connotations.
Recontextualizing the Initiation rituals of the Roman Mystery Cult of Mithras.
The ancient Roman worshippers were likely in altered states of consciousness.
Some Iranian archaeologists suggest that the carving was created by a follower of Mithraism as it depicts a simple portrayal of a human with his right hand raised and an object in his hand. But, experts say it needs much more study in order to date the pe
The temple of Mithras disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
Visitors to new museum will uncover mystery cult of Mithras the bull slayer in multi-sensory experience.
L’Inrap vient de mettre au jour un lieu de culte dédié au dieu Mithra sur le site de Mariana, à Lucciana, France.
How a rock relief in western Iran, carved during the time of the Sasanian Persian Empire (AD 224-651), has been re-imagined over the centuries.
The Mithriac votive sculpture comes from a clandestine excavation in the Tarquinia area. The criminal chain is active in archaeological areas of Rome and southern Etruria.
