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
After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.
The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
The Mithraeum des Bolards was integrated into a therapeutic cultural complex related to healing waters.
Altars of two Clarissimi in the Phrygianum of the Vatican
Cautopates of Sidon
Inscription on the restoration of the Mithraeum of Dura Europos
Taurcotony sculpture from Sidon
Altar of Klechovtse
Inscription by Velox of Aquileia
Tauroctony on display in Princeton
Two Mithras-Attis terracotta from Kerch
Tauroctony medallion of Egypt
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I see the Platonic Chiasmus on this fresco from Pompei. I think Mithras and Sol Apollo have nothing …
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
It was, Pattie. It no longer exists…
I'm on it!
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here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
Look at that the satisfaction of that man who's showing that discover during the time the sanctuaréo…
I’d be grateful for some advice as I’m hoping to visit the exhibition in Frankfurt. Has anyone e…
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