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
This temple of Mithras in Aquincum was located within the private house of the decurio Marcus Antonius Victorinus.
The large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
The Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
Iron sword and crown of Güglingen
Krater with weekday gods of Trier
Aion gold figurine from Geneva
Mithras rock-born from Ptuj
Tabula ansata of Lucius from Bremenium
Inscription of Septimius Archelaus
Tauroctony of Santa Prisca
Tauroctony on display in Virginia
Statue of a mother goddess with child
Sententia
some pictures from 1895:
One hypothesis is that the mythology of the Roman secret society of Mithras was transformed into an …
Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
Gracias a ti, Alex. Me alegra que te resulte interesante.
Excellent, count me in!
Congratulations to the city hall of Lugo and all the team who participated in this unexpected discov…
on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
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