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 of the terms of Mithras takes its name from being installed in the service area of the Baths of Mithras.
This temple of Mithras in Aquincum was located within the private house of the decurio Marcus Antonius Victorinus.
The Mithraeum I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.
The Mithraeum of Cabra is located in the Villa del Mitra, which owes its name to the discovery in 1951 of a Mithras tauroctonus in the remains of the Roman villa.
Aion of Mitreo Fagan
Relief of a round platter with food of Ladenburg
Mithras rock-birth fresco of Hawarte
Altar by Hector Corneliorum of Mérida
Tauroctony/Repast of Castra Pretoria
Marble slab with inscription of Aelius Urbanus
Altar of Carrawburgh by Antonius Proculus
Altar with inscription from Baetulo
Altar of Hermadio from Tibiscum
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I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
I appreciate this article as it spawned and actual (gasp!) conversation on the facebook group. Mithr…
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
I’d be grateful for some advice as I’m hoping to visit the exhibition in Frankfurt. Has anyone e…
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
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