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
The Mithraeum of Septeuil, Yvelines, was accommodated at the 4th century in an oldest sanctuary of the source.
The temple of Mithras in Fertorakos was constructed by soldiers from the Carnuntum legion at the beginning of the 3rd century AD.
This shrine developed towards the end of 2nd century and remained active until beginning 4th.
Two Mithras sanctuaries, which were located on the edge of the settlement, were excavated in Güglingen.
Venus pudica of Mérida
Tauroctony sculpture of Villa Borghese
Torchbearer restored as Paris
Mithras hunting from Dura Europos
Relief of a round platter with food of Ladenburg
Altar in Mitreo di Marino
Sol and Mithras fresco of Dura Europos
Castor-vase of St Albans
Mithras's feast from Mérida
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Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
British Museum: Gallery 52, display case 5 (G52/dc5)
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British Museum: Gallery 1 (G1/od/nr186)
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
British Museum: Gallery 70, display case 14 (G70/dc14)
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
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