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 discovery of the Mithraeum of Tarquinia is due to the Department for Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Carabinieri, who noticed some clandestine excavations near the Ara della Regina.
The Mithraeum of the Circus Maximus was discovered in 1931 during work carried out to create a storage area for the scenes and costumes of the Opera House within the Museums of Rome building.
The Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere preserves frescoes depicting several scenes of the initiation rites.
Coin of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka I
Antiochus I shakes hands with naked Apollo-Mithras-Helios
Terra sigillata bowl depicting the Mithraic cult meal from Trier
Altar of Murius Victor from Frankfurt
Cautopates in the Walters Art Museum
Tauroctony of the Mithraeum of Lucciana
Altar with inscription and symbolic figures from Ptuj
Tauroctony by Raffaello Sanzio
Fresco ‘City of Darkness’ from Hawarte
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Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
Monreal monastery 12th century AD ...
I see the Platonic Chiasmus on this fresco from Pompei. I think Mithras and Sol Apollo have nothing …
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers
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