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 in the Chapel of the Three Naves was not linked to the cult of Mithras until recently because of a mosaic showing a pig, in the belief that it was an animal unfit for consumption in a temple of Eastern origin.
The Mithraeum of Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the biggest known, together with the Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla.
The Mithraeum of Santa Prisca houses remarkable frescoes showing the initiates in procession.
The Mithraeum of Aldobrandini was excavated in 1924 by G. Calza on the premises belonging to the Aldobrandini family.
Cautes and Cautopates of Stockstadt
Tauroctony on display in Boston
Petrogeny of Sarmizegetusa
Altar by Marcus Aurelius Sabinus
Basin of Mitreo della Planta Pedis
Tauroctony of the Mithraeum of Lucciana
Sol in quadriga of Entrains
Tauroctonia de Córdoba
Tauroctony on display in Princeton
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You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
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Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
Polelle offers a fast-paced, sometimes dizzying novel full of intrigue and action. A little too much…
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