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
In the 1900s a model Mithraeum was built in Saalburg in the mistaken belief that there was an original temple of Mithras in an ancient Roman building.
The Mithraeum in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
The floor of the central aisle of the Mithraeum of the Footprint in Ostia has a mosaic depicting a snake and a footprint.
The Mithraeum at Espronceda Street, in Merida, was discovered in 2000. It is a semi-subterranean temple.
Inscription of Chyndonax
Tauroctony of Ruše
Flavius Aper altar (CIMRM 1584)
Tauroctony of Jajce
Two-sided relief of Dieburg
Mithras Tauroctony and other figures from Palæographia Britannica
The Acosolium of the Mysteries in the Hypogeum of Vibia
Roman Marble Relief Panel with Birth of Mithras
Tauroctony by Raffaello Sanzio
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On a tour of Caesarea Maritima, I got the opportunity to step inside the Mithraeum. Our tour guide d…
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1899-1201-3 If this piece could be added, too, …
glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers
British Museum: Gallery 1 (G1/od/nr186)
Papa, the Pope in Latin, would be short for Pater Patrum 🤔. It’s a clever statement, if it were…
I see the Platonic Chiasmus on this fresco from Pompei. I think Mithras and Sol Apollo have nothing …
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
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