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
According to Hitzinger remnants of animal bones were found in front of the relief of the Mithraeum at Rozanec.
The Mithraeum Felicissimus has a floor mosaic depicting the seven mithraic grades.
The Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
The Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere preserves frescoes depicting several scenes of the initiation rites.
Tauroctony in the British Museum
Tauroctony of Aigio
Aion altar of Bordeaux
Tauroctony of the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Mithraic Sol altar with backlight of Bingen
Mithras head of Walbrook
Tauroctony from the Mithräum von Heddernheim
Bronze Venus of Sidon
Altar of Chrestion from Alba Iulia
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Un saludo fraternal a ti, Ricardo.
This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
some pictures from 1895:
Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
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Richard Gordon suggests the object on the Miles step is a bull’s hindquarter. “In the light of…
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