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 large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
The two altars found in the Mithraeum of Mundelsheim one of Sol and the other of Luna, are exposed in situ.
The Mithraeum of the terms of Mithras takes its name from being installed in the service area of the Baths of Mithras.
The first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
Basin of Mitreo della Planta Pedis
Cautes and Cautopates of Friedberg
Altar of Libella, Budapest
Tauroctony of Capri
Petrogeny of Sarmizegetusa
Tauroctony from Vermaseren's private collection
Tauroctony of Aelius Maximus of Turda
Engraved column by Maximus of Dura Europos
Aion from Nida
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We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
Hoşgeldin nebuch :)
Welcome Mertseger. We do too ✨
Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
Hoş geldin Dogan. Kendini evinde hisset!
Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
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