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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

  • Mitreo di Marino

    The Mithraeum of Marino is the longest temple devoted to Mithras know hitherto.

     
  • Mitreo dels Munts

    The Mithraeum of Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the biggest known, together with the Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla.

     
  • Mitreo di Spoleto

    The Mithraeum of Spoleto was found in 1878 by the professor Fabio Gori on behalf of Marquis Filippo Marignoli, owner of the land.

     
  • Mitreo di Ponza

    The Mithraeum of Ponza was discovered in 1866. It contained the remains of a zodiac investigated by Vermaseren in 1989.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

 

Joel Evans

Was at Caesaria July 2021. Couldn't locate mithraeum.

on Mithraeum of Caesarea Maritima

 

Dominique PERSOONS

the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…

 

Dominique PERSOONS

The modern Masonic lodge is organised around the starry vault, but the officers are still arranged i…

 

Jorge Gallo

Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...

 
 

Kathy Carey

I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…

on Mithraeum of Caesarea Maritima

 

Dominique PERSOONS

I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…

on Mitreo de Cabra

 

The New Mithraeum

Muy bueno

 
 

Ton van Reen

As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.

on Tauroctony from the Mithräum von Heddernheim

 

The New Mithraeum

En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.

 
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