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 Lucretius Menander was installed in the early 3rd century in an alley to the east of a Hadrianic building named after the solar god temple.
According to Hitzinger remnants of animal bones were found in front of the relief of the Mithraeum at Rozanec.
The Mithraeum I of Ptuj contains the foundation, altars, reliefs and cult imagery found in it.
The Mithréum de Bourg-Saint-Andéol was built against a rock where the main Tauroctony was chiseled.
Altar from Mitreo di San Clemente
Altar with Sol’s head from Altbachtal
Two-sided relief of Dieburg
Tauroctony relief of Sarmizegetusa
Tauroctony of the Mitreo dell'Esquilino
Inscription to Mithras and Silvanus from Ljubljana
Inscription on the restoration of the Mithraeum of Dura Europos
Aesculapius of Merida
Aion of Vienne
Sententia
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
??? Is this an actual mithraeum?
British Museum: Gallery 1 (G1/od/nr186)
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…
Excellent
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