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 in the Chapel of the Three Naves was not linked to the cult of Mithras until recently because of a mosaic showing a pig, in the belief that it was an animal unfit for consumption in a temple of Eastern origin.
The Mithraeum was housed in a cave. The vault is almost dome-shaped and in front of the cave there is enough space for a possible adjacent temple.
The Mithraeum of the terms of Mithras takes its name from being installed in the service area of the Baths of Mithras.
Mount Nemrut or Nemrud is one of the highest peaks in the eastern Taurus Mountains, southeastern Turkey. On its summit large statues stand around what is supposed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC.
Cautes of Mérida
Inscripton of Justus from Caerleon
Mithras with the bow
Castor-vase of St Albans
Mithras Petrogenitus of Alba Iulia
Roman Marble Relief Panel with Birth of Mithras
Inscription of Olympus to his grandfather
Mithraic slab from the catacombs of Vibia
Two-sided relief from Konjic
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I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
This is actually in San Giovanni al Timavo, a little way along from Duino itself. If you are in&…
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
I appreciate this article as it spawned and actual (gasp!) conversation on the facebook group. Mithr…
hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
Excellent idea ;)
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