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
A mosaic of Silvanus, dated to the time of Commodus, was found in a niche in a nearby room of the Mithraeum in the Imperial Palace at Ostia.
The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
The Mithraeum was found in one of the rooms of the Horrea built in the years 120 - 125 AD. The installation of the shrine may have taken place in the first half of the third century.
The Mithraeum of the Circus Maximus was discovered in 1931 during work carried out to create a storage area for the scenes and costumes of the Opera House within the Museums of Rome building.
Tauroctony sculpture in the Sala dei Animali
Mithraic exvoto of Dalmatia
Altar in Mitreo di Marino
Fragments of altars from Gimmeldingen
Denarius depicting Mithras rock-birth of St. Albans
Altar with inscription of Künzing
Aion from Villa Barberini
Mitra de Cabra
Altar of Dioscorus from Alba Iulia
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Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
It is magnificent. so better if you had a picture of the inside.
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
nice image of a parthian king!
on Hatra Temple
I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
Interesting how even though we may confuse certain gods for ages, they remain somehow unique.
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
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