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
After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
Mithras became the main deity worshipped in the sanctuary of Meter in Kapikaya, Turkey, in Roman times, at least until the fourth century.
A Mithraeum has been identified in Eleusis where the last Hierophant form thespia had the rank of Father in the Mithraic Mysteries.
Tauroctony of Monreale
Heracles captures the Golden Hind of Artemis
Dedication inscription from Koenigshoffen Mithraeum
Tauroctony sculpture in the Sala dei Animali
Cautes from Newcastle
Gemme with Mithras killing the bull
Bronze plaque of Sisak
Candelabrum of Caernarfon
Denarius depicting Mithras rock-birth of St. Albans
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Excellent idea, Matthew. Count on us!
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
British Museum: Gallery 70, display case 14 (G70/dc14)
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
Añadido al sitio, aquí: https://www.mithraeum.eu/notitia/the-discourse-on-the-eighth-and-ninth-868…
Thank you for noticing, Ron. The Syrian location mentioned before referred to the original Roman Pro…
Savez vous si du mobilier a été découvert dans la salle annexe sud ou il ne restait rien ?
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