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 Mitreo dei Marmi Colorati takes its name after the discovery of a black-and-white mosaic of Pan fighting with Eros.
The large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
A Mithraeum has been identified in Eleusis where the last Hierophant form thespia had the rank of Father in the Mithraic Mysteries.
The Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
Frescoes of 'Magis' from Dura Europos
Inscription of Cimber and Exsocho from Cologne
Mosaic of the Mitreo di Felicissimo
Tauroctony of Santo Domingo de Silos
Mercury of Mérida
Petrogeny with hand on head from Nida
Tauroctony of Aelius Hylas from Doştat
Tauroctony of Alba Iulia with collared dog
Altar of Meknès
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Great. It's similar to the Mithraic temple in Maragheh, Iran. According to this photos, the Mithraic…
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Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
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Richard Gordon suggests the object on the Miles step is a bull’s hindquarter. “In the light of…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
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