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
A votive altar referring to the cult of Mithras was found more than forty years before the site was excavated and the Mithraeum discovered.
The Mithraeum in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
The site was destroyed in the 5th century but some elements, including the benches, can still been seen.
The Mithraeum of Cyrene is preserved among the remarkable ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Cyrene.
Tauroctony relief from Ladenburg
Altar by Hector Corneliorum of Mérida
Aion of Hedderneheim
Male figure with offerings from Dieburg
Altar to Sol by brothers of Budaors
Fresco with tauroctony and seven cypresses
Floor mosaic of Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale
Flavius Aper altar (CIMRM 1584)
Tauroctony of Pisa
Sententia
hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…
Hoş geldin Sercan. Kendini evinde hisset!
Danuvius stele a C. Szabo mihi extraordinarius videtur. Accurate pictum videre vellem. Ubi est Sol, …
It is magnificent. so better if you had a picture of the inside.
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
some pictures from 1895:
Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …
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