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 most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
Excavations in 1979 on the remains of the church of Notre-Dame d'Avigonet in Mandelieu, Alpes-Maritimes, brought to light a small mithraeum.
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.
To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.
Persian plaque from the palace of Darius
Tauroctony of Syracuse
Tauroctonia de Córdoba
Torchbearer of Porta Portese
Four mithraic engravings from Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum Religionis Historia
Intaglio of Abraxas and Mithras
Fragments of a Mithriac relief with Jupiter and Sol
Altar with openwork of Inveresk
Altar of Bergamo
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Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
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Thank you for noticing, Ron. The Syrian location mentioned before referred to the original Roman Pro…
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