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 mosaic of Silvanus, dated to the time of Commodus, was found in a niche in a nearby room of the Mithraeum in the Imperial Palace at Ostia.
The Mithraeum of Vulci is remarkable because of his high benches and the arches below them.
Although the site at Cerro de San Albín is not a Mithraeum, archaeologists have found several monuments related to the cult of Mithras.
The Mithraeum of Spoleto was found in 1878 by the professor Fabio Gori on behalf of Marquis Filippo Marignoli, owner of the land.
Tauroctony of Jajce
Tauroctony of Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Frescoes with standing figures of Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
Submission scene from Barberini
Altar by Marcus Aurelius Sabinus
Intaglio of chalcedony at the BnF
Mosaics from Mitreo degli Animali
Marble slab with inscription from Mitreo Barberini
Inscription by Proficentius, Rome
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Many thanks for the information, John. The page has been updated.
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It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
It is magnificent. so better if you had a picture of the inside.
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
I appreciate this article as it spawned and actual (gasp!) conversation on the facebook group. Mithr…
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