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 of Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras's temples in Africa.
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 Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
The Mithraeum was inserted into the basement of the basilica-theater by the 3rd century.
Two Mithras-Attis terracotta from Kerch
Altar 2 of Tibiscum by Hermadio
Aion of Memphis
Tauroctony of Macerata
Altar to Transitus from Sárkeszi
Goblet of Angers
Petrogeny with hand on head from Nida
Fragments of a column base from Hamadan
Altar to Semele from Cologne
Sententia
nice image of a parthian king!
on Hatra Temple
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
British Museum: Gallery 52, display case 5 (G52/dc5)
I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
some pictures from 1895:
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