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
Mithraeum III in Ptuj was built in two periods: the original walls were made of pebbles, while the extension of a later period was made of brick.
The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
The first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
Sol and Mithras fresco of Dura Europos
Bronze plaque of Mithras slaying the bull
Altar of Tihaljina
Petrogeny of San Clemente
Altar of Libella, Budapest
Mithras Petrogenitus of Alba Iulia
Tauroctony of Vratnitsa
Aion of Orazio Muti
Inscription of Ision from Guberevac
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Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
great article, you should put it on the main page, Jorge! thanks
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Richard Gordon suggests the object on the Miles step is a bull’s hindquarter. “In the light of…
Excellent idea, Matthew. Count on us!
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
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