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 Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
The discovery of the Mithraeum of Tarquinia is due to the Department for Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Carabinieri, who noticed some clandestine excavations near the Ara della Regina.
The two altars found in the Mithraeum of Mundelsheim one of Sol and the other of Luna, are exposed in situ.
Mithras on a horse
Altar with openwork of Inveresk
Tauroctony relief of the Esquiline
Head of Mithras from Angers Mithraeum
Dipinto in red letters from Dura Europos
Intaglio with Mithras and Kabiros
Tauroctony exhibited at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Plaque with the list of worshippers of Virunum
Arula by Lucius Petreius of Cabrera de Mar
Sententia
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
I’d be grateful for some advice as I’m hoping to visit the exhibition in Frankfurt. Has anyone e…
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
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As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.
The Rudchester (Vidobala) Mithraeum Sometime before 1772 an unfinished altar was found at Rudchest…
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