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 Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
C’est en 1986, à l’occasion de la restructuration de l’ancien magasin Parunis, qu’une fouille de sauvetage archéologique fut réalisée cours Victor Hugo.
The Mithraeum of Santa Prisca houses remarkable frescoes showing the initiates in procession.
Altars to Cautes and Cautopates of Stefano Rotondo
Tauroctony of Zadar
Tauroctony of Santo Domingo de Silos
Zodiac signs on the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Altar of Carrawburgh by Antonius Proculus
Tauroctony of the Mitreo dell'Esquilino
Mithraic relief of Baris
Intaglio with Mithras and Kabiros
Mithras Tauroctonus from private collection
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I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
Good information
I appreciate this article as it spawned and actual (gasp!) conversation on the facebook group. Mithr…
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
I'd have liked to see the face of the carabinieri when they discovered the sculpture.
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
Polelle offers a fast-paced, sometimes dizzying novel full of intrigue and action. A little too much…
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