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Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras

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.

Csaba Szabó

Notitiae

News and articles
from The New Mithraeum

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    The MITHRA Project

    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.

     
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    The Father of Mithras

    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.

     
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    Mithras in Hispania

    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.

     
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    Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis

    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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Some places to visit

  • Mithräum von Schwarzerden

    The Mithraeum of Schwarzerden was carved on the rock.

     
  • Mitreo della Crypta Balbi

    The Mithraeum of the Crypta Balbi was locted in the middle of a densely populated insula near the theatre of Cornelius Balbus.

     
  • Mitreo di Lucrezio Menandro

    The Mithraeum of Lucretius Menander was installed in the early 3rd century in an alley to the east of a Hadrianic building named after the solar god temple.

     
  • Mitreo della domus dei capitelli

    Archaeologists discovered the 20th temple dedicated to Mithras in Ostia during the restoration of the domus del capitello di stucco in 2022.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

Milo Fascino

Il piacere è tutto mio.

 

Kemal Koçak

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

 
 

Ron Myers

I was wondering if any mithraea have been found in Florence. Thanks.

on Aion of Florence

 
 

nathalie barki

Hello, I am new here. How can I contact you privately for the images rights?

on Mitreo dels Munts

 

Sercan Sarıkaya

👍 Grande Loge

 

Milo Fascino

Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨

 

Dominique PERSOONS

I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…

 

Alex

I'd have liked to see the face of the carabinieri when they discovered the sculpture.

on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market

 

The New Mithraeum

here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…

 
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