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 Mithraeum of Spoleto was found in 1878 by the professor Fabio Gori on behalf of Marquis Filippo Marignoli, owner of the land.
The Mithraeum of Frutosus was in a temple assigned to the guild of the stuppatores.
The Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres is of great importance for the understanding of the cult, because of its black-and-white mosaics depicting the planets, the zodiac and related elements.
Stars of the Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Torchbearer restored as Paris
Altar of Poreč
Eros and Psyche
Plaque with the list of worshippers of Virunum
Aion relief of Palazzo Colonna
Mithras Tauroctony and other figures from Palæographia Britannica
Submission scene from Barberini
Graffiti to Kamerios from Dura Europos Mithraeum
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I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
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This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
I’d be grateful for some advice as I’m hoping to visit the exhibition in Frankfurt. Has anyone e…
The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
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