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
Excavations in 1979 on the remains of the church of Notre-Dame d'Avigonet in Mandelieu, Alpes-Maritimes, brought to light a small mithraeum.
The Mithraeum of Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the biggest known, together with the Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla.
The Mithraeum of the House of Diana was installed in two Antonine halls, northeast corner of the House of Diana, in the late 2nd or early 3rd century.
The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
Tauroctony of Aurelios Stephanos from Sibiu
Tauroctony relief of the Esquiline
Lápida mitráica de San Juan de la Isla
Altar of Hostilius from Skelani
Head of Antiochus I of Commenage
First Tauroctony relief of Dura Europos
Tauroctony of Toronto
Altar of Poreč
Aion relief of Palazzo Colonna
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Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
I think there is no need of booking in advance. Just come to Frankfurt an feel happy Wolfgang Jane…
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
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