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
A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
The Mithraeum of the House of Diana was installed in two Antonine halls, northeast corner of the House of Diana, in the late 2nd or early 3rd century.
The Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
Aion of York
Tauroctony of Târgușor
Tauroctony of Symphorus and Marcus from Aquincum
Tauroctony relief of Sarmizegetusa
Mithras petrogenitus of the Esquilino
Cult vessel with snake representations of St. Egyden
Mithras rock-born from Ptuj
Coin of Valerian and Sol
Altar of Murius Victor from Frankfurt
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Thank you Wolf. In the end I emailed the museum and they confirmed that no advance booking was neede…
Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
If this phallus really belonged to the mithraeum where it is currently placed and not elsewhere, the…
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
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Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
Great. It's similar to the Mithraic temple in Maragheh, Iran. According to this photos, the Mithraic…
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
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