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 Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras's temples in Africa.
Set in a Roman necropolis, the so-called Mithraeum of the Elephant takes its name from an elephant statue found in one of the tombs.
The Mithraeum of the Crypta Balbi was locted in the middle of a densely populated insula near the theatre of Cornelius Balbus.
The Mithraeum in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
Tauroctony relief exposed at the Hermitage Museum
Tauroctony of Asciano
Mosaic of Fructus from the Mitreo del Sabazeo
Altar to Mithras at the Walters Art Museum
Altar of Tihaljina
Aion of Orazio Muti
Slab of the astrologer Maximus of Milan
Roman Marble Relief Panel with Birth of Mithras
Consecration for Mars Meder
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here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
Excellent, count me in!
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
https://www.mithraeum.eu/group/anglo.mithraic.society
Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
The modern Masonic lodge is organised around the starry vault, but the officers are still arranged i…
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
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