Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras
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.
Notitiae
News and articles
from The New Mithraeum
The MITHRA Project
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.
The Father of Mithras
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.
Mithras in Hispania
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.
Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis
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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Press clips
A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra
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.
Agencia
Call for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows specialising in Mithras
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.
Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
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
Los dioses de Egipto y Persia que los romanos honraron en Lucus Augusti
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
Some places to visit
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Mithräum von Osterburken
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.
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Mithréum des Bolards
The Mithraeum des Bolards was integrated into a therapeutic cultural complex related to healing waters.
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Mitreo di Fructosus
The Mithraeum of Frutosus was in a temple assigned to the guild of the stuppatores.
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Mithraeum of the Baths of Caracalla
The Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla is one of the largest temples dedicated to Mithras ever found in Rome.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Coin of Valerian and Sol
Mithraic vignettes of Ptuj
Intaglio of Mithras Tauroctonus at the Walters Art Museum
Aion of Skikda
Aion of Oxyrhynchus
Relief of a round platter with food of Ladenburg
Petrogeny of Santo Stefano Rotondo
Mithras rock-birth of Mithraeum III, Ptuj
Tauroctony medallion of Transylvania
Sententia
Guest insights
the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…
Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
Papa, the Pope in Latin, would be short for Pater Patrum 🤔. It’s a clever statement, if it were…
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
nice image of a parthian king!
on Hatra Temple
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
It is magnificent. so better if you had a picture of the inside.
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
Dear Jorge, on two slabs from the Baths of Diocletian, the one from Santo Stefano Rotondo and the on…
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