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Peter Mark Adams,
Mithras and the Renaissance

For the launch of our YouTube channel, we chat with the author, poet, essayist and friend Peter Mark Adams about the Sola-Busca tarot, a Renaissance masterpiece, uncovering ties to the Mithras cult.

Andreu Abuín

Notitiae

News and articles
from The New Mithraeum

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    The MITHRA Project

    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.

     
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    The Father of Mithras

    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.

     
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    Mithras in Hispania

    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.

     
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    Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis

    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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Some places to visit

  • Mithraeum of Rudchester

    The Mithraeum of Rudchester was discovered in 1844 on the brow of the hill outside the roman station.

     
  • Mithräum von Dieburg

    There are references to two places of worship from Dieburg, whereby the Mithraeum, discovered in 1926.

     
  • Mithraeum IV of Aquincum

    The Mithraeum of Symphorus and Marcus, in Óbuda, Budapest, has been restored to public view in 2004 and, while well presented, it has been heavily restored.

     
  • Mithraeum of Lambaesis

    The Mithraeum of Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras's temples in Africa.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

 

Robert Fritzius

Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…

on Mithraeum of Caesarea Maritima

 

Raymond HUGUES

La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…

on Mithréum de Bourg-Saint-Andéol

 
 

Sukey Jessup

I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …

on Mithraeum II of Aquincum in Victorinus’s house

 
 

Marcus

I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…

on The MITHRA Project

 

The New Mithraeum

Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.

 
 

Mithraeum.eu

You are right, Stephen. Thank you for noticing. We have updated the information on this article.

on Submission scene from Barberini

 
 

Anonymous

This is shocking.Why would the Vatican uphold Mithraistic beliefs when they were to follow Jesus bel…

on Tauroctony sculpture in the Sala dei Animali

 
 

Thanks for sharing such an important piece of information

on Mitreo d'Orazio Muti

 
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