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 Biesheim-Kunheim is located near the ancient village of Altkirch, near the Rhin.
The Roman villa of Can Molodell had a sanctuary that has been related to the cult of Mithras.
Excavations in 1979 on the remains of the church of Notre-Dame d'Avigonet in Mandelieu, Alpes-Maritimes, brought to light a small mithraeum.
The London Mithraeum also known as Walbrook Mithraeum has been contextualized and relocated in its original emplacement in 2016.
Gnostic amulet with Mithras monogram
Tauroctony of Pisa
Mithras rock-born from Housesteads
Taurcotony statue of the Esquiline Hill
Plaque of Astorga
Tauroctony of Dormagen
Relief of Mithras, Shapur II and Ardashit II
Aion relief of Mitreo Fagan
Intaglio of chalcedony at the BnF
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British Museum: Gallery 1 (G1/od/nr186)
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Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Hello Gabriel, the article you present on the relationship between the religion of the unconquered…
Indeed, Stephen. The catalogue is highly recommendable for all audiences, academic, professional and…
If this phallus really belonged to the mithraeum where it is currently placed and not elsewhere, the…
AVE , Hello, I'd like to offer you a Platonic interpretation of the Trier Relief. The Sun and Moon …
An ayahuasca analog would have been mixed in the krater and drunk by Mithras worshipers. Two ingre…
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