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 Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.
Although the site at Cerro de San Albín is not a Mithraeum, archaeologists have found several monuments related to the cult of Mithras.
The Mithraeum I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.
Workman digging in a field near Dormagen found a vault. Against one of the walls were found two monuments related to Mithras.
Lion relief from Nemrut Dag
Tauroctony sculpture in the Sala dei Animali
Lion-headed figure of Mérida
Tauroctony of Plovdiv
Tauroctony of Mithras and Tellus
Mithras tauroctonus and taurophorus vessel from Lanuvium
Cautes and Cautópates of Palazzo Imperiale
Votive plaque of Stockstadt
Petrogeny of Sibiu
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Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.
Great. It's similar to the Mithraic temple in Maragheh, Iran. According to this photos, the Mithraic…
Gracias a ti, Alex. Me alegra que te resulte interesante.
Indeed, Stephen. The catalogue is highly recommendable for all audiences, academic, professional and…
some pictures from 1895:
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Congratulations to the city hall of Lugo and all the team who participated in this unexpected discov…
on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania
Hello Gabriel, the article you present on the relationship between the religion of the unconquered…
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