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 site was destroyed in the 5th century but some elements, including the benches, can still been seen.
The Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
C’est en 1986, à l’occasion de la restructuration de l’ancien magasin Parunis, qu’une fouille de sauvetage archéologique fut réalisée cours Victor Hugo.
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.
Bronze Venus of Sidon
Petrogenia of Aquincum
Altar with Sol’s head from Altbachtal
Tauroctony of Aelius Hylas from Doştat
Relief of Aion-Phanes
Altar of Benifayó
Krater with weekday gods of Trier
Altar to Mithras and Mars of Mainz
Mithras head of Arles
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Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
Polelle offers a fast-paced, sometimes dizzying novel full of intrigue and action. A little too much…
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
Danuvius stele a C. Szabo mihi extraordinarius videtur. Accurate pictum videre vellem. Ubi est Sol, …
Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
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