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 Caernarfon, in Walles, was built in three phases during the 3rd century, and destroyed at the end of the 4th.
The Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres is of great importance for the understanding of the cult, because of its black-and-white mosaics depicting the planets, the zodiac and related elements.
The Mithraeum at Espronceda Street, in Merida, was discovered in 2000. It is a semi-subterranean temple.
In a house from the time of Constantine, a Lararium was found with a statue of Isis-Fortuna. The Mithraeum was a door next to it, on a lower room.
Castor-vase of St Albans
Aion of Hedderneheim
Kneeling man from Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Mithras hunting from Dura Europos
Bust of Aion of unkown origine
Tarouctony of the Palazzo San Marco
Intaglio with Mithras and Kabiros
Tauroctony of Aula Gotica
Frescoes of 'Magis' from Dura Europos
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It was, Pattie. It no longer exists…
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
Polelle offers a fast-paced, sometimes dizzying novel full of intrigue and action. A little too much…
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
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