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 Felicissimus has a floor mosaic depicting the seven mithraic grades.
The Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
The Mithraeum was inserted into the basement of the basilica-theater by the 3rd century.
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.
Altar of Hostilius from Skelani
Mithras rock-birth fresco of Hawarte
Fragments of a column base from Hamadan
Aion of York
Tauroctony sculpture in the Sala dei Animali
Altar of Flavius Verecundus from Carnuntum
Tauroctony of Velletri
Goblet of Angers
First Tauroctony relief of Dura Europos
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We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
One hypothesis is that the mythology of the Roman secret society of Mithras was transformed into an …
Polelle offers a fast-paced, sometimes dizzying novel full of intrigue and action. A little too much…
As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers
The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.
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