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 Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
The Mithraeum of Hauarte or Hawarte, which preserves colourful frescoes, it's the latest know and used.
Mount Nemrut or Nemrud is one of the highest peaks in the eastern Taurus Mountains, southeastern Turkey. On its summit large statues stand around what is supposed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC.
Altar to Mithras at the Walters Art Museum
Tauroctony of the Mithraeum of Lucciana
Tauroctonia del Cortile del Belvedere
Inscription of two Gessius from Sentinum
Oceanus-Saturn of Santa Prisca
Tauroctonia de Carnuntum (III ?)
Altar of Iulius Rasci from Borovo
Petrogeny with a sheaf of wheat of Cologne
Altar of Carnuntum by the Jovians and Herculians
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Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
Stockstadt mithraeum is not located at Saalsburg Kastell. Stockstadt is at least 30 Kilometers from …
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
Thank you for sharing it and congratulations for your beautiful and interesting work.
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
that's where I live.... Sarrebourg
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
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