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 Mitreo della crypta neapolitana was used a des legends about its use, from a cult place devoted to Priapus to celebrate Aphrodite.
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
Aion altar of Bordeaux
Tauroctony of Ulpius Linus from Apulum
Tauroctony of Palermo
Mithraic vignettes of Ptuj
Relief fragment of Ptuj
A man is initiated into the Mysteries of Mithras
Inscription of Septimius Archelaus
Heliodromus inscription of Cerveteri
Slab of Quintus Claudius from Santiponce
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The sculpture was found, according to its discoverer, next to the western wall that delimits the imp…
I had this stone in front of me yesterday in the Xanten archaeological park and was overwhelmed... u…
Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
Polelle offers a fast-paced, sometimes dizzying novel full of intrigue and action. A little too much…
Visited 2 times. Different stone type also.
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