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
There are references to two places of worship from Dieburg, whereby the Mithraeum, discovered in 1926.
The exploration of an old pazo, a manor house, near the Roman wall, in Lugo, led to the discovery of a Roman domus, which existed continuously from the beginnings of the Christian Era until the Late Empire.
The Mithraeum was inserted into the basement of the basilica-theater by the 3rd century.
The discovery of the Mithraeum of Tarquinia is due to the Department for Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Carabinieri, who noticed some clandestine excavations near the Ara della Regina.
Mosaic of Sette Sfere
Mithras Tauroctonus from private collection
Tauroctony of Monreale
Inscription of Corax Materninius Faustinus of Gimmeldingen
Lápida mitráica de San Juan de la Isla
Marble slab with inscription from Mitreo Barberini
Cautes and Cautopates of Palermo
Taurcotony statue of the Esquiline Hill
Altar with Inscription to Mithras of Rottenburg
Sententia
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
Il piacere è tutto mio.
Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …
Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
Look at that the satisfaction of that man who's showing that discover during the time the sanctuaréo…
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