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 Vulci is remarkable because of his high benches and the arches below them.
The Mithraeum of the Crypta Balbi was locted in the middle of a densely populated insula near the theatre of Cornelius Balbus.
The Mitreo della crypta neapolitana was used a des legends about its use, from a cult place devoted to Priapus to celebrate Aphrodite.
The discovery of the Mithraeum of Tarquinia is due to the Department for Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Carabinieri, who noticed some clandestine excavations near the Ara della Regina.
Mithras rock-born from Housesteads
Tauroctony of Aquileia
Altar by Marcus Aurelius Sabinus
Column to Nabarze of Protas
Flavius Aper altar (CIMRM 1584)
Inscription by Velox of Aquileia
Mithras Tauroctonus from private collection
Cautes of Mérida
Fragments of a column base from Hamadan
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I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
OK, I'm very confused about Jozef's description of this 'submission' scene. The standing person - pe…
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Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …
Savez vous si du mobilier a été découvert dans la salle annexe sud ou il ne restait rien ?
Polelle offers a fast-paced, sometimes dizzying novel full of intrigue and action. A little too much…
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1899-1201-3 If this piece could be added, too, …
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