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 Mithraeum of Biesheim-Kunheim is located near the ancient village of Altkirch, near the Rhin.
The Nushijan Mithraeum testifies to the worship of Mithra in the region since before the Zoroastrian reform.
The floor of the central aisle of the Mithraeum of the Footprint in Ostia has a mosaic depicting a snake and a footprint.
The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
Tauroctony on altar of Ptuj
Mithras rock-born of Septeuil
Altar of Merida consecrated by Marcus Valerius Secundus
Tauroctony from Domus del Mitreo of Tarquinia
Silvanus of Skikda
Cautes and Cautopates of Friedberg
Zodiac signs on the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Petrogeny of Bingen
Mithraic vignettes of Besigheim
Sententia
OK, I'm very confused about Jozef's description of this 'submission' scene. The standing person - pe…
I’d be grateful for some advice as I’m hoping to visit the exhibition in Frankfurt. Has anyone e…
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We fin…
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
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Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …
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