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
To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.
The most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
The London Mithraeum also known as Walbrook Mithraeum has been contextualized and relocated in its original emplacement in 2016.
The Mithraeum of Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras's temples in Africa.
Inscription of Septimius Archelaus
Tauroctony of Circo Massimo
Aion of Villa Albani
Altar with Sol’s head from Altbachtal
Stars of the Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Aion altar of Bordeaux
Tauroctony of Strasbourg
Tauroctony of Gimmeldingen
Persian plaque from the palace of Darius
Sententia
Danuvius stele a C. Szabo mihi extraordinarius videtur. Accurate pictum videre vellem. Ubi est Sol, …
Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
British Museum: Gallery 1 (G1/od/nr186)
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The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
Thank you for sharing it and congratulations for your beautiful and interesting work.
I recently had the opportunity to visit the remains of this mithraeum. It is located in Altafulla, i…
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