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
A Mithraeum has been identified in Eleusis where the last Hierophant form thespia had the rank of Father in the Mithraic Mysteries.
Archaeologists discovered the 20th temple dedicated to Mithras in Ostia during the restoration of the domus del capitello di stucco in 2022.
The Mithraeum of the Circus Maximus was discovered in 1931 during work carried out to create a storage area for the scenes and costumes of the Opera House within the Museums of Rome building.
The Mithraeum of Sidon may have escaped destruction because the Mithras worshippers walled up the entrance to the underground sanctuary.
Cautes with an axe
Second Petrogeny of Santo Stefano Rotondo
Inscripton of Justus from Caerleon
Intaglio with Tauroctony from Munich
Medallions with Mithras from Trapezus
Inscription of Olympus to his grandfather
Altar of Hostilius from Skelani
Mithras petrogenitus of the Esquilino
Altar of Iulius Rasci from Borovo
Sententia
check out what's new on the nymphaeum, guys! you'll get your wings dusted with magic powder to fly a…
some pictures from 1895:
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
Just read why they decided to continue to dig under the mithraeum before complaining: http://www.ang…
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
Indeed, Stephen. The catalogue is highly recommendable for all audiences, academic, professional and…
Richard Gordon suggests the object on the Miles step is a bull’s hindquarter. “In the light of…
Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
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