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 was found in one of the rooms of the Horrea built in the years 120 - 125 AD. The installation of the shrine may have taken place in the first half of the third century.
The Mithraeum under the Basilica of San Clemente made part of a notable Roman house.
One of the rooms of the villa has been interpreted as a mithraeum, but we do not have enough evidence to confirm this.
The Mithraeum of the Crypta Balbi was locted in the middle of a densely populated insula near the theatre of Cornelius Balbus.
Inscription to Mithras and Silvanus from Ljubljana
Cautes and Cautopates of Friedberg
Tauroctony of Santiponce
Tauroctony of Syracuse
Inscription of the praeses Aurelius Hermodorus
Mithras Tauroctony and other figures from Palæographia Britannica
Medallions with Mithras from Trapezus
Consecration for Mars Meder
Plaque of Astorga
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The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
Indeed, Stephen. The catalogue is highly recommendable for all audiences, academic, professional and…
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
I'd have liked to see the face of the carabinieri when they discovered the sculpture.
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
Savez vous si du mobilier a été découvert dans la salle annexe sud ou il ne restait rien ?
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
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