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 Rudchester was discovered in 1844 on the brow of the hill outside the roman station.
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 Frutosus was in a temple assigned to the guild of the stuppatores.
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.
Torchbearer of Porta Portese
Mercury of Groß-Gerau
Re-used Neolithic axe-head inscribed with a Tauroctony
Flavius Aper altar (CIMRM 1584)
Aion of Bordeaux
Cautopates of Sarmizegetusa with scorpion
Altar of Hostilius from Skelani
Altar with inscription from Baetulo
Aion of Mérida
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One hypothesis is that the mythology of the Roman secret society of Mithras was transformed into an …
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
I'd have liked to see the face of the carabinieri when they discovered the sculpture.
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
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