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 first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
The Mithraeum of Angera (or Wolf's Den as this cave is popularly called) is the only temple devoted to Mithras known to date in Lombardy.
The Mithraeum of Frutosus was in a temple assigned to the guild of the stuppatores.
The exploration of an old pazo, a manor house, near the Roman wall, in Lugo, led to the discovery of a Roman domus, which existed continuously from the beginnings of the Christian Era until the Late Empire.
Tauroctonia de Carnuntum (III ?)
Tauroctonic medallion from Caesarea Maritima
Tauroctony from Cluj
Altar with Phrygian cap from Altbachtal
Cautes and Cautopates of Marquise
Inscriptions of Eauze
Tauroctony of Alba Iulia with collared dog
Frescoes from the tomb of Aelius Magnus and Aelia Arisuth in Oea
Altar to Transitus from Sárkeszi
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For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.
AVE , Hello, I'd like to offer you a Platonic interpretation of the Trier Relief. The Sun and Moon …
Hey Behzad! I’m currently reading into Gnosticism and am hoping to make an article for the site co…
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
Good information
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
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