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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 III of Ptuj

    Mithraeum III in Ptuj was built in two periods: the original walls were made of pebbles, while the extension of a later period was made of brick.

     
  • Mithraeum I of Stockstadt

    The Mithraeum I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.

     
  • Casa del Mitreo de Mérida

    Although the site at Cerro de San Albín is not a Mithraeum, archaeologists have found several monuments related to the cult of Mithras.

     
  • Mithräum von Saalburg

    In the 1900s a model Mithraeum was built in Saalburg in the mistaken belief that there was an original temple of Mithras in an ancient Roman building.

     

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Guest insights

The New Mithraeum

Añadido al sitio, aquí: https://www.mithraeum.eu/notitia/the-discourse-on-the-eighth-and-ninth-868…

 
 

Sukey Jessup

I’d be grateful for some advice as I’m hoping to visit the exhibition in Frankfurt. Has anyone e…

 

Gaby Simeoni

Gracias a ti, Alex. Me alegra que te resulte interesante.

on Del mitraísmo a la masonería. Una historia de las ideas

 
 

Wolf Janecke

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

 
 

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

 

Gabriel Simeoni

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

on Tauroctony 593

 

Nik Shah

It is magnificent. so better if you had a picture of the inside.

on Temple of Garni

 
 

John Brant

Stockstadt mithraeum is not located at Saalsburg Kastell. Stockstadt is at least 30 Kilometers from …

on Mithraeum I of Stockstadt

 

Jorge Gallo

Congratulations to the city hall of Lugo and all the team who participated in this unexpected discov…

on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania

 
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