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 most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
The Mitreo dei Marmi Colorati takes its name after the discovery of a black-and-white mosaic of Pan fighting with Eros.
The large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
Cautes and Cautopates of Sarrebourg
Coin of Valerian and Sol
Heracles captures the Golden Hind of Artemis
Altar to Transitus from Sárkeszi
Altar with Sol from Ptuj
Altar of Gaius Iulius Crescens of Friedberg for Respectus
Mithraic Sol of Piazza Dante
Tauroctony of the Loggia Scoperta
Altar with inscription of Bingen
Sententia
AVE , Hello, I'd like to offer you a Platonic interpretation of the Trier Relief. The Sun and Moon …
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
Welcome to your grotto, Marcus!
Richard Gordon suggests the object on the Miles step is a bull’s hindquarter. “In the light of…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
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