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 Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
The underground cave which served as temple was cut into the conglomerate rock of the area, and a flight of eight steps of stone slabs led to it.
The Mithraeum was inserted into the basement of the basilica-theater by the 3rd century.
The Mithraeum in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
Flavius Aper altar (CIMRM 1584)
Inscription of Cimber and Exsocho from Cologne
Mithraic arcosolium of Catacombe de Marcellino e Pietro
Two-sided relief of Dieburg
Relief of Aion on globe
Tauroctony relief of Sidon
Mithraic meal from Proložac, Croatia
Tauroctony of Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Dipinto in red letters from Dura Europos
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Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
I appreciate this article as it spawned and actual (gasp!) conversation on the facebook group. Mithr…
Dear Jorge, on two slabs from the Baths of Diocletian, the one from Santo Stefano Rotondo and the on…
No, I think it's not fun, but really superstition. The Romans all wore amulets, often with a phallus…
check out what's new on the nymphaeum, guys! you'll get your wings dusted with magic powder to fly a…
Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
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