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 of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
Workman digging in a field near Dormagen found a vault. Against one of the walls were found two monuments related to Mithras.
A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
The Mithraeum of Martigny is the first temple devoted to Mithras found in Switzerland.
Mithras pantocrator of the Villa Altieri
Tauroctony of Pisa
Tauroctony from Domus del Mitreo of Tarquinia
Altar of Pisignano
Persian plaque from the palace of Darius
Tauroctony of Sarrebourg
Tauroctony of Aula Gotica
Altar of Nummius Amandus from Alba Iulia
Tauroctony of Gimmeldingen
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I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
One hypothesis is that the mythology of the Roman secret society of Mithras was transformed into an …
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La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…
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