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 under the Basilica of San Clemente made part of a notable Roman house.
The Mithraeum of Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the biggest known, together with the Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla.
The Mithraeum in the Chapel of the Three Naves was not linked to the cult of Mithras until recently because of a mosaic showing a pig, in the belief that it was an animal unfit for consumption in a temple of Eastern origin.
The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
Altar of Vettius Agrorius Praetextatus
Tauroctony of the Cortile del Belvedere
Tauroctony of St. Andrä vor dem Hagenthale
Heracles captures the Golden Hind of Artemis
Cautopates from Casa del Mitreo of Mérida
Intaglio with Mithras and Kabiros
Tauroctony on display in Virginia
Mithras rock-born from Ptuj
Cautopates in the Walters Art Museum
Sententia
Stockstadt mithraeum is not located at Saalsburg Kastell. Stockstadt is at least 30 Kilometers from …
I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
Un saludo fraternal a ti, Ricardo.
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If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
Savez vous si du mobilier a été découvert dans la salle annexe sud ou il ne restait rien ?
Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
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