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 Mithraeum des Bolards was integrated into a therapeutic cultural complex related to healing waters.
The first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.
A votive altar referring to the cult of Mithras was found more than forty years before the site was excavated and the Mithraeum discovered.
Syncretistic amulet Abraxas-Mithras
Altar of Senj made by the slave Hermes
Aion gold figurine from Geneva
Re-used Neolithic axe-head inscribed with a Tauroctony
Tauroctony of Sî`
Altar to Luna from Gimmeldingen
Inscription of Aurelius Mithres
Colonne with inscription by workers of the pig market
Altars of Sol and Luna from Mundelsheim
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Monreal monastery 12th century AD ...
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.
Il piacere è tutto mio.
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
Excellent, count me in!
AVE , Hello, I'd like to offer you a Platonic interpretation of the Trier Relief. The Sun and Moon …
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