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 underground cave which served as temple was cut into the conglomerate rock of the area, and a flight of eight steps of stone slabs led to it.
The Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres is of great importance for the understanding of the cult, because of its black-and-white mosaics depicting the planets, the zodiac and related elements.
A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
The Mithraeum I of Ptuj contains the foundation, altars, reliefs and cult imagery found in it.
Altar with inscription of Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale
Tauroctony of Santo Stefano Rotondo
Mithras triumphant over the Sun
Tauroctony of the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Altar of the Mitreo Menandro
Intaglio with Mithras and Kabiros
Inscription to Mithras by Claudius Romanius from Köln
Tauroctonia del Cortile del Belvedere
Tauroctony sculpture of Villa Borghese
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On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
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Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
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