For the launch of our YouTube channel, we chat with the author, poet, essayist and friend Peter Mark Adams about the Sola-Busca tarot, a Renaissance masterpiece, uncovering ties to the Mithras cult.
Andreu Abuín
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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 Nushijan Mithraeum testifies to the worship of Mithra in the region since before the Zoroastrian reform.
The Mithraeum of Cabra is located in the Villa del Mitra, which owes its name to the discovery in 1951 of a Mithras tauroctonus in the remains of the Roman villa.
Mithraeum III in Ptuj was built in two periods: the original walls were made of pebbles, while the extension of a later period was made of brick.
The Mithraeum of Sutri was built inside a rocky hill that also hosted the Roman theatre of the city.
Mithras head of Walbrook
Persian plaque from the palace of Darius
Tauroctony of Velletri
Mithras head of Arles
Altar of Iulius Rasci from Borovo
Tauroctony of Villa Borghese
Bust of Aion of unkown origine
Tauroctony of Aquileia
Tauroctony of Neuenheim
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Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
Love the picture of both guys besides the statue. Aren't they called Cautes and Cautopates by a chan…
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
One hypothesis is that the mythology of the Roman secret society of Mithras was transformed into an …
check out what's new on the nymphaeum, guys! you'll get your wings dusted with magic powder to fly a…
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
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