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 Aldobrandini was excavated in 1924 by G. Calza on the premises belonging to the Aldobrandini family.
The Mithraeum or Angers contained numerous objects, including coins, oil lamps and a ceramic vessel engraved with a votive inscription to the invincible god Mithras.
Archaeologists discovered the 20th temple dedicated to Mithras in Ostia during the restoration of the domus del capitello di stucco in 2022.
The Mithraeum of Frutosus was in a temple assigned to the guild of the stuppatores.
Tauroctony of Sarrebourg
Mithras with the bow
Tauroctony of Dardagan
Petrogeny with hand on head from Nida
Oceanus-Saturn of Santa Prisca
Cautes and Cautopates of Friedberg
Inscription of Tarragona
Inscription by Velox of Aquileia
Mosaic of Sette Sfere
Sententia
If this phallus really belonged to the mithraeum where it is currently placed and not elsewhere, the…
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
I see the Platonic Chiasmus on this fresco from Pompei. I think Mithras and Sol Apollo have nothing …
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
What fascinates me is the bull's mouth next to the flame of Cautes. Many bulls with their heads rais…
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