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
According to Hitzinger remnants of animal bones were found in front of the relief of the Mithraeum at Rozanec.
The Mithraeum of Sidon may have escaped destruction because the Mithras worshippers walled up the entrance to the underground sanctuary.
Mount Nemrut or Nemrud is one of the highest peaks in the eastern Taurus Mountains, southeastern Turkey. On its summit large statues stand around what is supposed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC.
After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.
Mithras petrogenitus from Villa Giustiniani
Votive plaque from Ballıhisar
Tauroctony of Neuenheim
Altar to Mithras at the Walters Art Museum
Incensiary vessel of Dieburg
Fresco scene from Mitreo of Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Cautes and Cautopates of Friedberg
Tauroctony of Absalmos
Altars to Cautes and Cautopates of Aquincum
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Richard Gordon suggests the object on the Miles step is a bull’s hindquarter. “In the light of…
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
Excellent idea, Matthew. Count on us!
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
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