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
One of the rooms of the villa has been interpreted as a mithraeum, but we do not have enough evidence to confirm this.
The few remains of the Mithraeum of Gimmeldingen are preserved at the Historical Museum of the Palatinate, in Speyer, Germany.
The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
The Mithraeum in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
Tauroctony of Asciano
Tauroctony of Fellbach
Altar with Inscription to Mithras of Rottenburg
Candelabrum of Doryphorus
Altar with Sol’s head from Altbachtal
Tauroctony on altar of Ptuj
Mithras carrying the bull
Altar with Sol from Ptuj
Altar of Faustinus from Gimmeldingen
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here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
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nice image of a parthian king!
on Hatra Temple
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