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 Frutosus was in a temple assigned to the guild of the stuppatores.
The Mithraeum near Porta Romana was connected to a Sacello, but the door was blocked.
The Mithraeum under the Basilica of San Clemente made part of a notable Roman house.
Set in a Roman necropolis, the so-called Mithraeum of the Elephant takes its name from an elephant statue found in one of the tombs.
Intaglio of Mithras Tauroctonus at the Walters Art Museum
Inscription of Tarragona
Mithras with the bow
Tauroctony bronze of Szőny
Petrogeny with hand on head from Nida
Cautes with bull head of Sarmizegetusa
Altar to Mithras at the Walters Art Museum
Tauroctony of Symphorus and Marcus from Aquincum
Altar of Adiectus from Carnuntum
Sententia
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
great article, you should put it on the main page, Jorge! thanks
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
Excellent idea ;)
I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…
Thank you for noticing, Ron. The Syrian location mentioned before referred to the original Roman Pro…
What fascinates me is the bull's mouth next to the flame of Cautes. Many bulls with their heads rais…
The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
some pictures from 1895:
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