Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras
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.
Notitiae
News and articles
from The New Mithraeum
The MITHRA Project
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.
The Father of Mithras
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.
Mithras in Hispania
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.
Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis
Yolanda’s multimedia dissertation focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that motivate Mithras worshippers. Her work includes a podcast entitled Conversations about Mithras.
Introductio
Press clips
A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra
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.
Agencia
Call for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows specialising in Mithras
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.
Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
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
Los dioses de Egipto y Persia que los romanos honraron en Lucus Augusti
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
Some places to visit
-
Mithraeum of Rožanec
According to Hitzinger remnants of animal bones were found in front of the relief of the Mithraeum at Rozanec.
-
Mithraeum of Housesteads
The Housesteads Mithraeum is an underground temple, now burried, discovered in 1822 in a slope of the Chapel Hill, outside of the Roman Fort at the Hadrian's Wall.
-
Mithraeum of Tiddis
The Mithraeum was housed in a cave. The vault is almost dome-shaped and in front of the cave there is enough space for a possible adjacent temple.
-
Mithraeum III of Ptuj
Mithraeum III in Ptuj was built in two periods: the original walls were made of pebbles, while the extension of a later period was made of brick.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Altar of Adiectus from Carnuntum
Intaglio of chalcedony at the BnF
Tauroctony of the Loggia Scoperta
Inscription by Claudius Thermodon of Bolsena
Altar of Iulius Rasci from Borovo
Incensiary vessel of Dieburg
Serapis head of Walbrook
Head of Mithras from the Mitreo degli Animali
Torchbearer of Porta Portese
Sententia
Guest insights
An ayahuasca analog would have been mixed in the krater and drunk by Mithras worshipers. Two ingre…
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1899-1201-3 If this piece could be added, too, …
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
Thank you for sharing it and congratulations for your beautiful and interesting work.
Thank you for your insights Hamed. Very inspiring ✨✨✨
Just read why they decided to continue to dig under the mithraeum before complaining: http://www.ang…
Souls enter Cancer and follow the cycle of the moon passing in front of the altar. They continue to …
Libri
