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 Mithraeum was found in one of the rooms of the Horrea built in the years 120 - 125 AD. The installation of the shrine may have taken place in the first half of the third century.
The Nushijan Mithraeum testifies to the worship of Mithra in the region since before the Zoroastrian reform.
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
The Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
Cult vessel with snake representations of St. Egyden
Intaglio with Tauroctony from The Met
Intaglio of Abraxas and Mithras
Heliodromus inscription of Cerveteri
Tauroctony from Domus del Mitreo of Tarquinia
Inscription on the restoration of the Mithraeum of Dura Europos
Tauroctony of the Gran Mitreo de Mérida
Mithras triumphant over the Sun
Mithraic rock and vase of Rusicade
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British Museum: Gallery 70, display case 14 (G70/dc14)
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Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
Monreal monastery 12th century AD ...
some pictures from 1895:
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
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