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 the Crypta Balbi was locted in the middle of a densely populated insula near the theatre of Cornelius Balbus.
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 Mithraeum of Mocici was situated in a grotto at one hour's walk fomr the ancient Epidaurum.
A Mithraeum has been identified in Eleusis where the last Hierophant form thespia had the rank of Father in the Mithraic Mysteries.
Aion relief of Mitreo Fagan
Medallions with Mithras from Trapezus
Slab of Sol Invictus
Graffiti to Kamerios from Dura Europos Mithraeum
Altar of Gaius Iulius Crescens of Friedberg for Respectus
Mithraic vase of Lezoux
Zodiac signs on the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Aion gold figurine from Geneva
Aesculapius of Merida
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Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
Hoşgeldin nebuch :)
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
Excellent
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
Amazing!!!
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
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