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.
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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
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Mitreo dei Serpenti
The Mithraeum of the Snakes preserves paintings of serpents, representing Genius Loci, part of an older private sanctuary, which were respected in the temple of Mithras.
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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.
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Hatra Temple
The city of Hatra was famed for its fusion of several civilization cults, which several temples devoted to gods from all Indo-European world.
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Mitreo de Cabrera de Mar
The Roman villa of Can Molodell had a sanctuary that has been related to the cult of Mithras.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Fresco Tauroctony of Mitreo di Marino
Tauroctony of Fellbach
Tauroctony of Sisak
Altar of Iulius Rasci from Borovo
Taurcotony statue of the Esquiline Hill
Cautes fresco from Mitreo di Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Floor mosaic of Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale
Mosaic of Cautes and Cautopates in the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Tauroctony of Aquileia
Sententia
Guest insights
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
A FINE NOTE AND WILL LIKE TO KNOW MORE IN INDIAN CONTEXT ALSO TO SEND MY INDIAN INPUTS
I think there is no trace of this mithraeum since long time ago...
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
An ayahuasca analog would have been mixed in the krater and drunk by Mithras worshipers. Two ingre…
I appreciate this article as it spawned and actual (gasp!) conversation on the facebook group. Mithr…
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
We totally need a picture of this. Who's in the area? ;-)
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