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
There are references to two places of worship from Dieburg, whereby the Mithraeum, discovered in 1926.
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
The Roman villa of Can Molodell had a sanctuary that has been related to the cult of Mithras.
Eros and Psyche
Tauroctony of Jajce
Altar from Mérida 'pro salute'
Intaglio of chalcedony at the BnF
Altar of Castlesteads
Petrogenia of Aquincum
Cautes and Cautopates of Stockstadt
Coin of Valerian and Sol
Tauroctony on display in Virginia
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I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
check out what's new on the nymphaeum, guys! you'll get your wings dusted with magic powder to fly a…
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
I'd have liked to see the face of the carabinieri when they discovered the sculpture.
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…
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