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 most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
The Mithraeum of the terms of Mithras takes its name from being installed in the service area of the Baths of Mithras.
Lors de la construction de l’église Saint-Paul en 1911, un mithraeum a été mis au jour à Königshoffen, vicus gallo-romain situé aux abords du camp légionnaire de Strasbourg-Argentorate.
Tauroctony of Chrestos
Aion of Orazio Muti
Aion relief of Palazzo Colonna
Tauroctony of Dragus
Head of Sol / Helios intarsio from Sant Prisca
Inscription by Velox of Aquileia
Inscription with Cautes and Cautopates of Steklen
Felsgeburt des Mithras
First Tauroctony relief of Dura Europos
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Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
Savez vous si des salles annexes ont été découvertes dans ce mithraeum, ainsi que du mobilier pro…
hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Excellent
https://www.mithraeum.eu/group/anglo.mithraic.society
As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
some pictures from 1895:
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