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 Koenigsbrunn is the only one preserved in the ancient Roman province of Rhaetia, current Bavaria.
The Mithraeum of Ponza was discovered in 1866. It contained the remains of a zodiac investigated by Vermaseren in 1989.
The Nushijan Mithraeum testifies to the worship of Mithra in the region since before the Zoroastrian reform.
Workman digging in a field near Dormagen found a vault. Against one of the walls were found two monuments related to Mithras.
Cautes of Sidon
Candelabrum of Doryphorus
Torchbearer restored as Paris
Mosaic of Silvanus from Ostia
Consecration for Mars Meder
Tauroctony bronze of Szőny
Tauroctony of the Mitreo dell'Esquilino
Altar of Aquileia to the brave god Mithras
Mithraic rock and vase of Rusicade
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This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
One hypothesis is that the mythology of the Roman secret society of Mithras was transformed into an …
Interesting how even though we may confuse certain gods for ages, they remain somehow unique.
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