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 in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
The Mithraeum I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.
The Mithraeum of the Animals was decorated with a mosaic depicting a naked man, a cock, a raven, an scorpion, a snake and the head of the bull.
The Mithra Temple of Maragheh, also referred to as the Mithra Temple of Verjuy or simply Mehr Temple, is the oldest surviving Mithraic temple in Iran known to date.
Taurcotony sculpture from Sidon
Denarius depicting Mithras rock-birth of St. Albans
Tauroctony of Quirinale
Intaglio of Mithras Tauroctonus at the Walters Art Museum
Naked figure from Mérida
Zodiac stucco of Ponza
Cautes and Cautopates from Mithraeum III of Heddernheim
Altars to Cautes and Cautopates of Stefano Rotondo
Altar of Carrawburgh by Antonius Proculus
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New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
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