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.
The Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
A Mithraeum has been identified in Eleusis where the last Hierophant form thespia had the rank of Father in the Mithraic Mysteries.
The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
Slab of Sol Invictus
Cautopates of Sidon
Altar of Dioscorus from Alba Iulia
Head of Antiochus I of Commenage
Frescoes with standing figures of Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
Altar of Poreč
Altar of Castlesteads
Mithras rock-birth of Trier
Cautopates with a hooked stick of Nida
Sententia
Welcome to your grotto, Marcus!
Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.
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Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
nice image of a parthian king!
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