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 remains of the Jajački Mithraeum were discovered accidentally during excavation for the construction of a private house in 1931.
The Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
The Mithraeum of Sutri was built inside a rocky hill that also hosted the Roman theatre of the city.
Lion of Carnuntum III
Frescoes with standing figures of Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
Altar of Carrawburgh by Antonius Proculus
Tauroctony of Circo Massimo
Aion of Florence
Tauroctony relief of Sidon
Inscription of Septimius Archelaus
Mithras Tauroctonus from private collection
Cult vessel with snake representations of St. Egyden
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here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
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Interesting how even though we may confuse certain gods for ages, they remain somehow unique.
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
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