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 Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.
The Mackwiller Mithraeum was built in the middle of the 2nd century, during the reign of Antoninus the Pious, on the site of a spring already worshipped by the natives.
In a house from the time of Constantine, a Lararium was found with a statue of Isis-Fortuna. The Mithraeum was a door next to it, on a lower room.
The Mithraeum at Espronceda Street, in Merida, was discovered in 2000. It is a semi-subterranean temple.
Aion from Muti's gardens
Altar of Carnuntum by the Jovians and Herculians
Tauroctony of Aula Gotica
Slab of Quintus Claudius from Santiponce
Mithraic arcosolium of Catacombe de Marcellino e Pietro
Petrogenia of Aquincum
Raven from Stockstadt
Bench mosaics of the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Head of Sol / Helios intarsio from Sant Prisca
Sententia
Il piacere è tutto mio.
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A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
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Dear Veronica, as a woman you cannot attend the ceremonies in the mithraeum. But you can help prepar…
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
I’d be grateful for some advice as I’m hoping to visit the exhibition in Frankfurt. Has anyone e…
If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
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