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
A mosaic of Silvanus, dated to the time of Commodus, was found in a niche in a nearby room of the Mithraeum in the Imperial Palace at Ostia.
The Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla is one of the largest temples dedicated to Mithras ever found in Rome.
The first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
Mithraeum III in Ptuj was built in two periods: the original walls were made of pebbles, while the extension of a later period was made of brick.
Intaglio with Tauroctony from Munich
Taurcotony of Nesce
Altars of Sol and Luna from Mundelsheim
Tauroctony of Syracuse
Aion of Bordeaux
Head of Mithras of Mackwiller
Aion of Mitreo Fagan
Bronze inscription from Aldobrandini
Tauroctony from the Mithräum von Heddernheim
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Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
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Hello Gabriel, the article you present on the relationship between the religion of the unconquered…
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
Monreal monastery 12th century AD ...
https://www.mithraeum.eu/group/anglo.mithraic.society
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
It is magnificent. so better if you had a picture of the inside.
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