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
According to Hitzinger remnants of animal bones were found in front of the relief of the Mithraeum at Rozanec.
The temple contained hundreds of ceramic vessels and animal bones, which may indicated that a grand Mithraic feast was celebrated before its closing.
The Mithraeum of Osterburken could not be excavated bodily owing to the water of a well in the immediate neighbourhood. The monument had been covered carefully with sand.
The Mithraeum of Caernarfon, in Walles, was built in three phases during the 3rd century, and destroyed at the end of the 4th.
Tauroctony of Dormagen
Eros and Psyche
Tabula ansata from Brigetio
Mithraic Sol of Piazza Dante
Altar with openwork of Inveresk
Mithras sacrificing the bull at Santa Barbara Museum of Art
A man is initiated into the Mysteries of Mithras
Altar of Adiectus from Carnuntum
Relief de Bourg-Saint-Andéol
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Welcome Veronica 💫
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
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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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