Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras
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.
Notitiae
News and articles
from The New Mithraeum
The MITHRA Project
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.
The Father of Mithras
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.
Mithras in Hispania
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.
Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis
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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Press clips
A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra
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.
Agencia
Call for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows specialising in Mithras
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.
Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
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
Los dioses de Egipto y Persia que los romanos honraron en Lucus Augusti
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
Some places to visit
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Mithréum d’Angers
The Mithraeum or Angers contained numerous objects, including coins, oil lamps and a ceramic vessel engraved with a votive inscription to the invincible god Mithras.
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Mithraeum III of Ptuj
Mithraeum III in Ptuj was built in two periods: the original walls were made of pebbles, while the extension of a later period was made of brick.
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Mitreo di Cosa
The Mithraeum was inserted into the basement of the basilica-theater by the 3rd century.
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Mitreo de Cabrera de Mar
The Roman villa of Can Molodell had a sanctuary that has been related to the cult of Mithras.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Torchbearer restored as Paris
Candelabrum of Doryphorus
Tauroctony of the Mitreo delle terme di Mitra
Relief fragment of Ptuj
Sol and Mithras fresco of Dura Europos
Tauroctonia de Córdoba
Petrogeny with a sheaf of wheat of Cologne
Altar by Hector Corneliorum of Mérida
Tauroctony marble from Mitreo Fagan
Sententia
Guest insights
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Polelle offers a fast-paced, sometimes dizzying novel full of intrigue and action. A little too much…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…
Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
Look at that the satisfaction of that man who's showing that discover during the time the sanctuaréo…
On the York Tauroctony from C. Wellbeloved, Eburacum (1842) This Mithraic group was found in the …
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