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 of Koenigsbrunn is the only one preserved in the ancient Roman province of Rhaetia, current Bavaria.
The Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.
The Mithraeum of Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the biggest known, together with the Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla.
The Mithraeum of the House of Diana was installed in two Antonine halls, northeast corner of the House of Diana, in the late 2nd or early 3rd century.
Altar by Aelius Secundinus of Novaria
Tauroctony of the Mitreo dell'Esquilino
Altar 2 of Tibiscum by Hermadio
Mithraic vessel of Mainz
Mercury of Groß-Gerau
Tauroctony from Hermopolis
Tauroctony of Toronto
Tauroctony medallion of Transylvania
Dipinto in red letters from Dura Europos
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Many thanks for the information, John. The page has been updated.
This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
An ayahuasca analog would have been mixed in the krater and drunk by Mithras worshipers. Two ingre…
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
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