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Peter Mark Adams,
Mithras and the Renaissance

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

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

  • Villa romana de Fuente Álamo

    One of the rooms of the villa has been interpreted as a mithraeum, but we do not have enough evidence to confirm this.

     
  • Mithréum de Biesheim-Kunheim

    The Mithraeum of Biesheim-Kunheim is located near the ancient village of Altkirch, near the Rhin.

     
  • Niasar Cave

    The Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.

     
  • Mithréum de Lucciana, Corsica

    For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).

     

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Guest insights

Stephen Chappell

I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…

on Mariemont unveils
(some of) the Mysteries of Mithras

 

The New Mithraeum

Welcome to your grotto, Marcus!

 
 

JB

Look at that the satisfaction of that man who's showing that discover during the time the sanctuaréo…

on Head of Mithras from Angers Mithraeum

 

Jaime Alvar

New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…

 

Mithraeum.eu

It was, Pattie. It no longer exists…

on Mitreo d'Orazio Muti

 

Jorge Gallo

I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …

 
 

David Price

Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…

on David Ulansey - The Cosmic Mysteries of Mithras

 
 

Robert Fritzius

Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…

on Mithraeum of Caesarea Maritima

 
 

Thanks for sharing such an important piece of information

on Mitreo d'Orazio Muti

 
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