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 Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the biggest known, together with the Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla.
In a house from the time of Constantine, a Lararium was found with a statue of Isis-Fortuna. The Mithraeum was a door next to it, on a lower room.
The discovery of the Mithraeum of Tarquinia is due to the Department for Protection of Cultural Heritage of the Carabinieri, who noticed some clandestine excavations near the Ara della Regina.
The first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
Tauroctony from Leonardo Agostini book
Mithras-inscription of Speyer
Tauroctony of Syracuse
Altar of Senj made by the slave Hermes
Mithras pantocrator of the Villa Altieri
Frescoes of 'Magis' from Dura Europos
Inscription of Secundinus of Lyon
Arula by Lucius Petreius of Cabrera de Mar
Feast scene with Mithras and Sol from Ladenburg
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New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
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