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 under the Basilica of San Clemente made part of a notable Roman house.
The remains of the Jajački Mithraeum were discovered accidentally during excavation for the construction of a private house in 1931.
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 Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
Tauroctony on display in Virginia
Prostrate figure fresco of Capua Vetere
Tauroctony of the Mitreo dell'Esquilino
Inscripton of Justus from Caerleon
Inscription of Ision from Guberevac
Tarouctony of the Palazzo San Marco
Tauroctony of Macerata
Statue of a mother goddess with child
Relief of Mithras, Shapur II and Ardashit II
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This is actually in San Giovanni al Timavo, a little way along from Duino itself. If you are in&…
nice image of a parthian king!
on Hatra Temple
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
Look at that the satisfaction of that man who's showing that discover during the time the sanctuaréo…
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
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The Rudchester (Vidobala) Mithraeum Sometime before 1772 an unfinished altar was found at Rudchest…
An ayahuasca analog would have been mixed in the krater and drunk by Mithras worshipers. Two ingre…
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