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
To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.
The Mithraea of Doliche, ancient Dülük, Turkey, are unique in that they represent two distinct shrines on the same site.
The Mithraeum has found in a Roman building at the end of Attila Road, in Hévíz, Egregy
Cult vessel with snake representations of St. Egyden
Altar of Faustinus from Gimmeldingen
Venus of Mérida small sculpture
Altar of Klechovtse
Tauroctony of Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Tauroctony of Donja Plemenšćina, Pregrada
Taurcotony of Nesce
Tauroctony of Mithras and Tellus
Mithraic brooch of Ostia
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An ayahuasca analog would have been mixed in the krater and drunk by Mithras worshipers. Two ingre…
Just read why they decided to continue to dig under the mithraeum before complaining: http://www.ang…
Thank you for sharing it and congratulations for your beautiful and interesting work.
I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
https://www.mithraeum.eu/group/anglo.mithraic.society
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