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 temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
The few remains of the Mithraeum of Gimmeldingen are preserved at the Historical Museum of the Palatinate, in Speyer, Germany.
The Mithraeum of Sidon may have escaped destruction because the Mithras worshippers walled up the entrance to the underground sanctuary.
The Mithraeum in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
Petrogenia of Aquincum
Tauroctony of Syracuse
Altar with Minerva and a water god
Tauroctony of Circo Massimo
Altar of Meknès
Altar to Transitus from Sárkeszi
Inscription of Chyndonax
Tauroctony of Strasbourg
Submission scene from Barberini
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Monreal monastery 12th century AD ...
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
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Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
I knew this amazing capital in Monreale. In Sicily, isn’t it? It’s quite remarkable, even if Mit…
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
Just read why they decided to continue to dig under the mithraeum before complaining: http://www.ang…
British Museum: Gallery 1 (G1/od/nr186)
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