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 Nushijan Mithraeum testifies to the worship of Mithra in the region since before the Zoroastrian reform.
The Mithraeum of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
Tauroctony of the Mithraeum of Lucciana
Tauroctony relief exposed at the Hermitage Museum
Petrogeny of Santo Stefano Rotondo
Tauroctony from Domus del Mitreo of Tarquinia
Male figure with offerings from Dieburg
Mercury of Mérida
Slab of Quintus Claudius from Santiponce
Sol and Mithras fresco of Dura Europos
Tauroctony of St. Andrä vor dem Hagenthale
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nice image of a parthian king!
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Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
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