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 has found in a Roman building at the end of Attila Road, in Hévíz, Egregy
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
The Mithraeum at Espronceda Street, in Merida, was discovered in 2000. It is a semi-subterranean temple.
In the 1900s a model Mithraeum was built in Saalburg in the mistaken belief that there was an original temple of Mithras in an ancient Roman building.
Inscription on restauration of the Mitreo de Carsulae
Cilindric arula from Cabrera de Mar
Fresco de Luna en el Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Mosaic of Cautes and Cautopates in the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Altar of Dioscorus from Alba Iulia
Cautopates of Sarmizegetusa with scorpion
Tauroctony of the Mithraeum of Lucciana
Major fresco of the Mitreo Barberini
Mithraic stele from Alba Iulia
Sententia
I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
I'm on it!
I had this stone in front of me yesterday in the Xanten archaeological park and was overwhelmed... u…
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
British Museum: Gallery 52, display case 5 (G52/dc5)
I knew this amazing capital in Monreale. In Sicily, isn’t it? It’s quite remarkable, even if Mit…
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
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