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 Nushijan Mithraeum testifies to the worship of Mithra in the region since before the Zoroastrian reform.
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 of Martigny is the first temple devoted to Mithras found in Switzerland.
Tauroctony of Split
Tauroctony of the Loggia Scoperta
Altar of Carnuntum by Sacidius Barbarus
Altar 2 of Tibiscum by Hermadio
Gemme with Mithras killing the bull
Slab of the astrologer Maximus of Milan
Altar with inscription of Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale
Altar with inscription of Bingen
Tauroctony on display in Virginia
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According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Welcome to your grotto, Marcus!
No, I think it's not fun, but really superstition. The Romans all wore amulets, often with a phallus…
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers
The modern Masonic lodge is organised around the starry vault, but the officers are still arranged i…
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