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
In a house from the time of Constantine, a Lararium was found with a statue of Isis-Fortuna. The Mithraeum was a door next to it, on a lower room.
The Mithraeum of Symphorus and Marcus, in Óbuda, Budapest, has been restored to public view in 2004 and, while well presented, it has been heavily restored.
The Mithraeum des Bolards was integrated into a therapeutic cultural complex related to healing waters.
The site was destroyed in the 5th century but some elements, including the benches, can still been seen.
Serapis head of Walbrook
Altar of Aquileia to the brave god Mithras
Tauroctony from Leonardo Agostini book
Inscription on restauration of the Mitreo de Carsulae
Inscription to Mithras and Silvanus from Ljubljana
Bench mosaics of the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Altar of Chrestion from Alba Iulia
Coin of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka I
Mithras-inscription of Speyer
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The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
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I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
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