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 Mithraeum I of Ptuj contains the foundation, altars, reliefs and cult imagery found in it.
The Mithraeum of Biesheim-Kunheim is located near the ancient village of Altkirch, near the Rhin.
In a house from the time of Constantine, a Lararium was found with a statue of Isis-Fortuna. The Mithraeum was a door next to it, on a lower room.
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
Tauroctony of Golubić
Flavius Aper altar (CIMRM 1584)
Tauroctony of Pleven
Tauroctony of Asciano
Graffiti to Kamerios from Dura Europos Mithraeum
Medallions with Mithras from Trapezus
Consecration for Jupiter and Hercules
Slab of the astrologer Maximus of Milan
Tauroctony of Aurelios Stephanos from Sibiu
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Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
Dear Collegue: May I consult You in order to a potsherd on which the word 'leonis' has beenürn on…
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
great article, you should put it on the main page, Jorge! thanks
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
check out what's new on the nymphaeum, guys! you'll get your wings dusted with magic powder to fly a…
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