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
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
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.
In the 1900s a model Mithraeum was built in Saalburg in the mistaken belief that there was an original temple of Mithras in an ancient Roman building.
The large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
Tauroctony of Memphis
Lion-headed figure of Mérida
Fresco of lions at Santa Prisca
Statue of a mother goddess with child
Tauroctony of Euhemerus from Alba Iulia
Taurcotony statue of the Esquiline Hill
Plaque of Meknès
Mithras Petrogenitus of Alba Iulia
Altar of Flavius Verecundus from Carnuntum
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Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
I had this stone in front of me yesterday in the Xanten archaeological park and was overwhelmed... u…
Richard Gordon suggests the object on the Miles step is a bull’s hindquarter. “In the light of…
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
Veronica, I surfed onto your profile and would like to assure you that Mithras welcomes everyone. I …
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
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