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 Mackwiller Mithraeum was built in the middle of the 2nd century, during the reign of Antoninus the Pious, on the site of a spring already worshipped by the natives.
The remains of the Jajački Mithraeum were discovered accidentally during excavation for the construction of a private house in 1931.
Workman digging in a field near Dormagen found a vault. Against one of the walls were found two monuments related to Mithras.
The city of Hatra was famed for its fusion of several civilization cults, which several temples devoted to gods from all Indo-European world.
Tauroctony of St. Andrä vor dem Hagenthale
Mithras tauroctonus and taurophorus vessel from Lanuvium
Altar of Chrestion from Alba Iulia
Altar of Klechovtse
Stele of Acilius Pisonianus from Milan
Tauroctony of Aelius Hylas from Doştat
Antiochus I shakes hands with Mithras
Cautes and Cautopates from Mithraeum III of Heddernheim
Tauroctony of the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
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New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
The Rudchester (Vidobala) Mithraeum Sometime before 1772 an unfinished altar was found at Rudchest…
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
that's where I live.... Sarrebourg
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
This is actually in San Giovanni al Timavo, a little way along from Duino itself. If you are in&…
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