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
A votive altar referring to the cult of Mithras was found more than forty years before the site was excavated and the Mithraeum discovered.
In a house from the time of Constantine, a Lararium was found with a statue of Isis-Fortuna. The Mithraeum was a door next to it, on a lower room.
A Mithraeum has been identified in Eleusis where the last Hierophant form thespia had the rank of Father in the Mithraic Mysteries.
The site was destroyed in the 5th century but some elements, including the benches, can still been seen.
Inscription on a leonteum of Umbria
Tauroctonia de Walbrook
Mosaics from Mitreo degli Animali
Intaglio of Abraxas and Mithras
Tauroctony of Mauls
Altar of Carrawburgh by Antonius Proculus
Tauroctony of Vratnitsa
Inscription of Olympus to his grandfather
Imprint of a gem with Mithras killing the bull
Sententia
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
that's where I live.... Sarrebourg
I recently had the opportunity to visit the remains of this mithraeum. It is located in Altafulla, i…
Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …
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