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.
Notitiae
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 Mithréum de Bourg-Saint-Andéol was built against a rock where the main Tauroctony was chiseled.
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 Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
The Mitreo dei Castra Peregrinorum was discovered under the church of Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome.
Tauroctony of Dardagan
Altar of Vieu
Fresco of a knight and a black figure from the Hawarte Mithraeum.
Tauroctony in the British Museum
Stars of the Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Mithras rock-born from Housesteads
Altar of Meknès
Mithraic vessel of Mainz
Imprint of a gem with Mithras killing the bull
Sententia
Interesting how even though we may confuse certain gods for ages, they remain somehow unique.
Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
Savez vous si des salles annexes ont été découvertes dans ce mithraeum, ainsi que du mobilier pro…
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1899-1201-3 If this piece could be added, too, …
check out what's new on the nymphaeum, guys! you'll get your wings dusted with magic powder to fly a…
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
Añadido al sitio, aquí: https://www.mithraeum.eu/notitia/the-discourse-on-the-eighth-and-ninth-868…
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Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
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