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 underground cave which served as temple was cut into the conglomerate rock of the area, and a flight of eight steps of stone slabs led to it.
The large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
The Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres is of great importance for the understanding of the cult, because of its black-and-white mosaics depicting the planets, the zodiac and related elements.
The Mithraeum of Aldobrandini was excavated in 1924 by G. Calza on the premises belonging to the Aldobrandini family.
Tauroctony of the Mithraeum of Lucciana
Cautes with an axe
Terra sigillata bowl depicting the Mithraic cult meal from Trier
Tauroctony of Osterburken
Stars of the Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Goblet of Angers
Tauroctony relief of Alba Iulia
Tauroctony of Aelius Maximus of Turda
Ara of the Mithraeum of Lugo
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The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
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On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
I recently had the opportunity to visit the remains of this mithraeum. It is located in Altafulla, i…
It was, Pattie. It no longer exists…
hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…
Great. It's similar to the Mithraic temple in Maragheh, Iran. According to this photos, the Mithraic…
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1899-1201-3 If this piece could be added, too, …
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