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 of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
Tauroctony on display in Virginia
Mithraic rock and vase of Rusicade
Intaglio with Mithras and Abraxas at the Walters Art Museum
Altar with inscription of Künzing
Dedication inscription from Koenigshoffen Mithraeum
Altar of Carnuntum by the Jovians and Herculians
Tauroctony from Hermopolis
Tauroctony relief of Sarmizegetusa
Tauroctony of Sî`
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If this phallus really belonged to the mithraeum where it is currently placed and not elsewhere, the…
A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
I knew this amazing capital in Monreale. In Sicily, isn’t it? It’s quite remarkable, even if Mit…
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
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I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
Hoşgeldin nebuch :)
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