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 was inserted into the basement of the basilica-theater by the 3rd century.
The Mithraeum of Aldobrandini was excavated in 1924 by G. Calza on the premises belonging to the Aldobrandini family.
The Mithraeum of Cyrene is preserved among the remarkable ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Cyrene.
The London Mithraeum also known as Walbrook Mithraeum has been contextualized and relocated in its original emplacement in 2016.
Mithras on a horse
Lion-headed Aion from Sidon
Dipinto in red letters from Dura Europos
Tauroctony of Monreale
Tauroctony relief found between Porta Portese and St Pancrace
Altar with inscription and symbolic figures from Ptuj
Candelabrum of Caernarfon
Graffiti to Kamerios from Dura Europos Mithraeum
Cautes and Cautopates of Friedberg
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Papa, the Pope in Latin, would be short for Pater Patrum 🤔. It’s a clever statement, if it were…
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
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You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
Great. It's similar to the Mithraic temple in Maragheh, Iran. According to this photos, the Mithraic…
nice image of a parthian king!
on Hatra Temple
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