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 Cyrene is preserved among the remarkable ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Cyrene.
The Mithraeum of Vulci is remarkable because of his high benches and the arches below them.
The Roman villa of Can Molodell had a sanctuary that has been related to the cult of Mithras.
The Mithraeum was housed in a cave. The vault is almost dome-shaped and in front of the cave there is enough space for a possible adjacent temple.
Tauroctony on intaglio
Tauroctony of Golubić
Bronze plaque of Mithras slaying the bull
Tauroctony of Santiponce
Tauroctony of Mithras and Tellus
Eros and Psyche
Head of Mithras from the Mitreo degli Animali
Altars of Dura Europos
Inscripton of Justus from Caerleon
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AVE , Hello, I'd like to offer you a Platonic interpretation of the Trier Relief. The Sun and Moon …
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Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
Welcome to your grotto, Marcus!
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
No, I think it's not fun, but really superstition. The Romans all wore amulets, often with a phallus…
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