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 of Martigny is the first temple devoted to Mithras found in Switzerland.
The Mithraeum was found in one of the rooms of the Horrea built in the years 120 - 125 AD. The installation of the shrine may have taken place in the first half of the third century.
The Mithraeum of the House of Diana was installed in two Antonine halls, northeast corner of the House of Diana, in the late 2nd or early 3rd century.
Workman digging in a field near Dormagen found a vault. Against one of the walls were found two monuments related to Mithras.
Tauroctony of Dormagen
Tauroctony relief of Alba Iulia
Mosaic of Cautes and Cautopates in the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Mithraic vignettes of Ptuj
Castor-vase of St Albans
Altar of Carnuntum by the Jovians and Herculians
Torchbearer of Porta Portese
Altar of Dioscorus from Alba Iulia
Inscription of Aphrodisius
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Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
It was, Pattie. It no longer exists…
I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
Excellent
Amazing!!!
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
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