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 has found in a Roman building at the end of Attila Road, in Hévíz, Egregy
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
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.
Intaglio with Tauroctony and Lion with bee
Round Tauroctony of Split
Relief of Aion-Phanes
Mithras rock-birth fresco of Hawarte
Tauroctony of the Mitreo dell'Esquilino
Tauroctony relief of Sidon
Tabula ansata of Lucius from Bremenium
Fresco of a knight and a black figure from the Hawarte Mithraeum.
Phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis
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Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
nice image of a parthian king!
on Hatra Temple
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
This is actually in San Giovanni al Timavo, a little way along from Duino itself. If you are in&…
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