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.
Notitiae
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 temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
The Mithraeum of Vulci is remarkable because of his high benches and the arches below them.
Mithras hunting from Dura Europos
Tauroctony of Circo Massimo
Tauroctony of Osterburken
Mithras rock-born of Dobrosloveni
Mithraic rock and vase of Rusicade
Plaque with the list of worshippers of Virunum
Colonne with inscription by workers of the pig market
Small Aion from unkown provenence
Rock birth from St Aubin
Sententia
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
What fascinates me is the bull's mouth next to the flame of Cautes. Many bulls with their heads rais…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
Dear Collegue: May I consult You in order to a potsherd on which the word 'leonis' has beenürn on…
As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…
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