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
There are references to two places of worship from Dieburg, whereby the Mithraeum, discovered in 1926.
Set in a Roman necropolis, the so-called Mithraeum of the Elephant takes its name from an elephant statue found in one of the tombs.
The Mithraeum of Caernarfon, in Walles, was built in three phases during the 3rd century, and destroyed at the end of the 4th.
The Mithraeum of Hauarte or Hawarte, which preserves colourful frescoes, it's the latest know and used.
Tauroctony of Stixneusiedl
Mosaics from Mitreo degli Animali
Cautopates in the Walters Art Museum
Mithraic meal from Proložac, Croatia
Bench mosaics of the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Mithraic vessel of Mainz
Tauroctony of Absalmos
Mithras killing the Bull from L'Origine de tous les cultes
Tauroctony of Golubić
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Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
Glad to hear, Joel. Feel free to send some pics!
I’m not sure why the rock birth isn’t on show in the museum. I assume the Victorinus altar is …
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
I see the Platonic Chiasmus on this fresco from Pompei. I think Mithras and Sol Apollo have nothing …
This is shocking.Why would the Vatican uphold Mithraistic beliefs when they were to follow Jesus bel…
Stockstadt mithraeum is not located at Saalsburg Kastell. Stockstadt is at least 30 Kilometers from …
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
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