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 few remains of the Mithraeum of Gimmeldingen are preserved at the Historical Museum of the Palatinate, in Speyer, Germany.
The Mithraeum of Lucretius Menander was installed in the early 3rd century in an alley to the east of a Hadrianic building named after the solar god temple.
The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
The first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
Basin of Mitreo della Planta Pedis
Engraved column by Maximus of Dura Europos
Altar of Poreč
Mosaic of Sette Sfere
Mithras petrogenitus of the Esquilino
Altar with Phrygian cap from Altbachtal
Column to Nabarze of Protas
Inscription of Cimber and Exsocho from Cologne
Mithras with the bow
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Love the picture of both guys besides the statue. Aren't they called Cautes and Cautopates by a chan…
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…
Thank you for noticing, Ron. The Syrian location mentioned before referred to the original Roman Pro…
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
Excellent idea, Matthew. Count on us!
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1899-1201-3 If this piece could be added, too, …
You can learn more about my work on https://t.me/ancient_secrets_khorram
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
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