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 in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
The Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
To date, there is no evidence that the so-called Mithraeum of Burham was ever used to worship the sun god.
Altar of Firmidius Severinus from Geneva
Cautes and Cautopates of Marquise
Altar by Aelius Secundinus of Novaria
Votive plaque of Stockstadt
Mithras Petrogenitus of Alba Iulia
Altar of Carnuntum by the Jovians and Herculians
Tauroctony of the Villa Borghese
Altar of Murius Victor from Frankfurt
Petrogeny with a sheaf of wheat of Cologne
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Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
Monreal monastery 12th century AD ...
La construction du viaduc du chemin de fer en 1874 condamnait une grotte appelée 'la grotte aux fé…
New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.
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