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
Mithras became the main deity worshipped in the sanctuary of Meter in Kapikaya, Turkey, in Roman times, at least until the fourth century.
The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
The Housesteads Mithraeum is an underground temple, now burried, discovered in 1822 in a slope of the Chapel Hill, outside of the Roman Fort at the Hadrian's Wall.
Tauroctony of Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Aion gold figurine from Geneva
Aion from Nida
Plaque of Milan by Ulbius Gaianus
Mithraic relief of Baden bei Wien
Inscription of Cimber and Exsocho from Cologne
Intaglio with Tauroctony from The Met
Fragments of altars from Gimmeldingen
Tauroctony on display in Virginia
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Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
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En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
No, I think it's not fun, but really superstition. The Romans all wore amulets, often with a phallus…
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
What fascinates me is the bull's mouth next to the flame of Cautes. Many bulls with their heads rais…
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
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