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
The Nushijan Mithraeum testifies to the worship of Mithra in the region since before the Zoroastrian reform.
The Mithraeum of Cyrene is preserved among the remarkable ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Cyrene.
The exploration of an old pazo, a manor house, near the Roman wall, in Lugo, led to the discovery of a Roman domus, which existed continuously from the beginnings of the Christian Era until the Late Empire.
Mithraic brooch of Ostia
Mithras Petrogenitus of Alba Iulia
Feast scene with Mithras and Sol from Ladenburg
First Tauroctony relief of Dura Europos
Cautes and Cautopates of Stockstadt
Altar by Hector Corneliorum of Mérida
Relief of Mithras, Shapur II and Ardashit II
Altar to Petra Genetrix from Carnuntum
Tauroctony of Circo Massimo
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Welcome Veronica 💫
This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
Excellent, count me in!
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
This is shocking.Why would the Vatican uphold Mithraistic beliefs when they were to follow Jesus bel…
One hypothesis is that the mythology of the Roman secret society of Mithras was transformed into an …
A FINE NOTE AND WILL LIKE TO KNOW MORE IN INDIAN CONTEXT ALSO TO SEND MY INDIAN INPUTS
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
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