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
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.
The Mithraeum under the Basilica of San Clemente made part of a notable Roman house.
The Mithréum de Bourg-Saint-Andéol was built against a rock where the main Tauroctony was chiseled.
The Mithraeum of Rudchester was discovered in 1844 on the brow of the hill outside the roman station.
Tauroctony from the Mithräum von Heddernheim
Mithraic vessel of Mainz
Tauroctony by Raffaello Sanzio
Altar by Marcus Aurelius Sabinus
Inscription by Proficentius, Rome
The Acosolium of the Mysteries in the Hypogeum of Vibia
Head of Sol / Helios intarsio from Sant Prisca
Altar of Faustinus from Gimmeldingen
Mithras Petrogenitus of Alba Iulia
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https://www.mithraeum.eu/group/anglo.mithraic.society
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
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British Museum: Gallery 52, display case 5 (G52/dc5)
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
Amazing!!!
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
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