Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras
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
News and articles
from The New Mithraeum
The MITHRA Project
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.
The Father of Mithras
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.
Mithras in Hispania
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.
Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis
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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Press clips
A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra
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.
Agencia
Call for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows specialising in Mithras
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.
Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
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
Los dioses de Egipto y Persia que los romanos honraron en Lucus Augusti
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
Some places to visit
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Mitreo Sacellum delle Tre Navate
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.
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Mitreo di Fructosus
The Mithraeum of Frutosus was in a temple assigned to the guild of the stuppatores.
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Mithraeum of London
The London Mithraeum also known as Walbrook Mithraeum has been contextualized and relocated in its original emplacement in 2016.
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Mithraeum of Heviz
The Mithraeum has found in a Roman building at the end of Attila Road, in Hévíz, Egregy
Mithraic art and artefacts
Altar by Caius Aemilius Superaius of Merida
Tauroctony of Circo Massimo
Major fresco of the Mitreo Barberini
Grand camée de France
Torchbearer of Porta Portese
Tauroctony of the Mitreo dell'Esquilino
Inscription of Chyndonax
Consecration for Jupiter and Hercules
Inscription on a leonteum of Umbria
Sententia
Guest insights
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
check out what's new on the nymphaeum, guys! you'll get your wings dusted with magic powder to fly a…
It is magnificent. so better if you had a picture of the inside.
Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
I had this stone in front of me yesterday in the Xanten archaeological park and was overwhelmed... u…
Excellent idea ;)
I recently had the opportunity to visit the remains of this mithraeum. It is located in Altafulla, i…
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