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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 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 delle Pareti Dipinte

    The House of the Mithraeum of the Painted Walls was built in the second half of the 2nd century BC (opus incertum) and modified during the Augustan period.

     
  • 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.

     
  • Mithréum de Bordeaux

    C’est en 1986, à l’occasion de la restructuration de l’ancien magasin Parunis, qu’une fouille de sauvetage archéologique fut réalisée cours Victor Hugo.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

 

Wolf Janecke

I think there is no need of booking in advance. Just come to Frankfurt an feel happy Wolfgang Jane…

 

Pattie Lawler

Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…

on Triptic of Tróia

 

Matthew K

Dear newcomers, kindly complete this questionnaire to the best of your abilities in this thread. You…

 

Gabriel Simeoni

Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …

on Tauroctony 593

 

Pattie Lawler

??? Is this an actual mithraeum?

on Mitreo d'Orazio Muti

 
 

Zi

Le serpent photographié n'en fait pas partie.

on Mithréum de Bordeaux

 

Jorge Gallo

glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers

 

Dominique PERSOONS

Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …

 

Nik Shah

Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …

on Porphyry’s Cave of Nymphs
and the Cult of Mithras

 
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