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 Martigny is the first temple devoted to Mithras found in Switzerland.
The temple of Mithras in Fertorakos was constructed by soldiers from the Carnuntum legion at the beginning of the 3rd century AD.
The Mithraeum of Osterburken could not be excavated bodily owing to the water of a well in the immediate neighbourhood. The monument had been covered carefully with sand.
The Mitreo dei Castra Peregrinorum was discovered under the church of Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome.
Colonne with inscription by workers of the pig market
Cult vessel with snake representations of St. Egyden
Tauroctony relief exposed at the Hermitage Museum
Denarius depicting Mithras rock-birth of St. Albans
Bronze Venus of Sidon
Heliodromus inscription of Cerveteri
Altar of Poreč
Tauroctony of Zadar
Altar with Minerva and a water god
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Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
AVE , Hello, I'd like to offer you a Platonic interpretation of the Trier Relief. The Sun and Moon …
check out what's new on the nymphaeum, guys! you'll get your wings dusted with magic powder to fly a…
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
beautiful engaving and gemstone
We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
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