This site uses cookies to offer you a better browsing experience.
Find out more on how we use cookies in our privacy policy.

 
Focus
Focus

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

  •  

    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.

     
  •  

    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.

     
  •  

    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.

     
  •  

    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.

     
More news on Mithras
 

Introductio

 

Press clips

More press clips

Some places to visit

  • Mithraeum of Zerzevan

    A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.

     
  • Mithraeum of Burham

    To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.

     
  • Temple of Garni

    After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.

     
  • Mithraeum of Močići

    The Mithraeum of Mocici was situated in a grotto at one hour's walk fomr the ancient Epidaurum.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

Dominique PERSOONS

No, I think it's not fun, but really superstition. The Romans all wore amulets, often with a phallus…

 

Raymond HUGUES

La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…

on Mithréum de Bourg-Saint-Andéol

 
 

Zi

Le serpent photographié n'en fait pas partie.

on Mithréum de Bordeaux

 
 

Carolyn Radlo

Richard Gordon suggests the object on the Miles step is a bull’s hindquarter. “In the light of…

on Mitreo di Felicissimo

 

Jorge Gallo

glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers

 

Gabriel Simeoni

Excellent

 

Jorge Gallo

check out what's new on the nymphaeum, guys! you'll get your wings dusted with magic powder to fly a…

 
 

Ale Fernandez

This is actually in San Giovanni al Timavo, a little way along from Duino itself. If you are in&…

on La grotta del Mitreo

 

Mithraeum.eu

It was, Pattie. It no longer exists…

on Mitreo d'Orazio Muti

 
Share your thoughts

Libri

The New Mithraeum
recommends

More books on Mithras

Do you want to receive news on Mithraic studies in your mailbox?

Subscribe to our newsletter and we will keep you up to date with everything related to Mithras and its cult.
We do not share your email address with anyone. Promised.