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 Lucretius Menander was installed in the early 3rd century in an alley to the east of a Hadrianic building named after the solar god temple.
Mithras became the main deity worshipped in the sanctuary of Meter in Kapikaya, Turkey, in Roman times, at least until the fourth century.
The Mithraeum of Koenigsbrunn is the only one preserved in the ancient Roman province of Rhaetia, current Bavaria.
Altar from Mitreo di San Clemente
Tauroctony of York
Tauroctony of the Cortile del Belvedere
Mithras on a horse
Head of Mithras at Nemrud Dag
Four mithraic engravings from Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum Religionis Historia
Iron sword and crown of Güglingen
Tauroctony medallion of Transylvania
Cautopates de Bordeaux
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For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
It was, Pattie. It no longer exists…
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1899-1201-3 If this piece could be added, too, …
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
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Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
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