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 Caernarfon, in Walles, was built in three phases during the 3rd century, and destroyed at the end of the 4th.
The Mithraeum Felicissimus has a floor mosaic depicting the seven mithraic grades.
The Mithraeum of Martigny is the first temple devoted to Mithras found in Switzerland.
Cautes of the mitreo di Santa Prisca
Inscription of Olympus to his grandfather
Taurcotony of Nesce
Altar of Castlesteads
Altar of the Mitreo Menandro
Aion of Mitreo Fagan
Tauroctony of Vratnitsa
Altar of Sarmizegetusa by Hermadio
Tauroctony of Monreale
Sententia
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
This is shocking.Why would the Vatican uphold Mithraistic beliefs when they were to follow Jesus bel…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
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