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 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.
Lors de la construction de l’église Saint-Paul en 1911, un mithraeum a été mis au jour à Königshoffen, vicus gallo-romain situé aux abords du camp légionnaire de Strasbourg-Argentorate.
Mithras killing the Bull from L'Origine de tous les cultes
Mithraic vase of Lezoux
Altar with Sol from Ptuj
Altar of Vieu
Inscription of Tarragona
Altar of Murius Victor from Frankfurt
Cautes and Cautópates of Palazzo Imperiale
Rock birth from St Aubin
Basin of Mitreo della Planta Pedis
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Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Welcome Veronica 💫
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
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