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
Lors de la construction de l’église Saint-Paul en 1911, un mithraeum a été mis au jour à Königshoffen, vicus gallo-romain situé aux abords du camp légionnaire de Strasbourg-Argentorate.
The temple contained hundreds of ceramic vessels and animal bones, which may indicated that a grand Mithraic feast was celebrated before its closing.
Although the site at Cerro de San Albín is not a Mithraeum, archaeologists have found several monuments related to the cult of Mithras.
Tauroctony of Velletri
Mithras petrogenitus of the Esquilino
Head of Mithras from Angers Mithraeum
Tauroctony of Santa Prisca
Sol and Mithras fresco of Dura Europos
Inscription of Cimber and Exsocho from Cologne
Inscription by Proficentius, Rome
Tauroctonia del Cortile del Belvedere
Second Cautes of Sidon holding an axe
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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…
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
I recently had the opportunity to visit the remains of this mithraeum. It is located in Altafulla, i…
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
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