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 Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
The Mithraeum of Martigny is the first temple devoted to Mithras found in Switzerland.
The Nushijan Mithraeum testifies to the worship of Mithra in the region since before the Zoroastrian reform.
Mithraeum III in Ptuj was built in two periods: the original walls were made of pebbles, while the extension of a later period was made of brick.
Altar with inscription of Künzing
Mithraic vase of Mühltal
Flavius Aper altar (CIMRM 1584)
Bronze inscription from Aldobrandini
Fresco ‘City of Darkness’ from Hawarte
Tauroctony of Dormagen
Intaglio of Abraxas and Mithras
Inscription of Aphrodisius
Altar to Transitus from Sárkeszi
Sententia
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…
Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
Excellent idea, Matthew. Count on us!
Congratulations to the city hall of Lugo and all the team who participated in this unexpected discov…
on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
I'd have liked to see the face of the carabinieri when they discovered the sculpture.
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
Añadido al sitio, aquí: https://www.mithraeum.eu/notitia/the-discourse-on-the-eighth-and-ninth-868…
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