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
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 Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere preserves frescoes depicting several scenes of the initiation rites.
The Mithraeum was inserted into the basement of the basilica-theater by the 3rd century.
To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.
Inscription on restauration of the Mitreo de Carsulae
Altar of Flavius Verecundus from Carnuntum
Marble slab with inscription of Aelius Urbanus
Altar of Chrestion from Alba Iulia
Tauroctony from the Mithräum von Heddernheim
Tauroctony of the Loggia Scoperta
Inscription on the restoration of the Mithraeum of Dura Europos
Tauroctony sculpture in the Sala dei Animali
Inscription by Proficentius, Rome
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British Museum: Gallery 52, display case 5 (G52/dc5)
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1899-1201-3 If this piece could be added, too, …
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I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
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