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 first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
The remains of the Jajački Mithraeum were discovered accidentally during excavation for the construction of a private house in 1931.
According to Hitzinger remnants of animal bones were found in front of the relief of the Mithraeum at Rozanec.
Dionysus group marble of London
Tauroctony of Circo Massimo
Altar of Klechovtse
Second tautoctony of Sî`
Altar of Hermadio from Tibiscum
Altar of Hostilius from Skelani
Dedication inscription from Koenigshoffen Mithraeum
Tauroctony of Quirinale
Small Aion from unkown provenence
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Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
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hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
I see the Platonic Chiasmus on this fresco from Pompei. I think Mithras and Sol Apollo have nothing …
I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…
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