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 London Mithraeum also known as Walbrook Mithraeum has been contextualized and relocated in its original emplacement in 2016.
Mithras and other oriental gods were worshipped in the shrine of Zeus near the Villa of the Quintilians in Rome.
The Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
The Mithraeum of the Animals was decorated with a mosaic depicting a naked man, a cock, a raven, an scorpion, a snake and the head of the bull.
Major fresco of the Mitreo Barberini
Cautes fresco from Mitreo di Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Mithras pantocrator of the Villa Altieri
Altars of Sol and Luna from Mundelsheim
Fresco de Luna en el Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Mithraic Sol of Piazza Dante
Stars of the Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Aion from Muti's gardens
Tauroctony of Dardagan
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Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…
Congratulations to the city hall of Lugo and all the team who participated in this unexpected discov…
on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania
Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
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