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 name of the Mithraeum of the Seven Gates refers to the doors depicted in the mosaic that decorates the floor, symbolising the seven planets through which the souls of the initiates have to pass.
The Mithraeum in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
The most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
Bench mosaics of the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Aion of Villa Albani
Altar of Carnuntum by the Jovians and Herculians
Eros and Psyche
Oceanus-Saturn of Santa Prisca
Two Mithras-Attis terracotta from Kerch
Mithras on a horse
Slab of Quintus Claudius from Santiponce
Marble slab with inscription from Mitreo Barberini
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Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
I'm on it!
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
some pictures from 1895:
Savez vous si des salles annexes ont été découvertes dans ce mithraeum, ainsi que du mobilier pro…
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
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