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 Mithraeum in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
The Mithraeum or Angers contained numerous objects, including coins, oil lamps and a ceramic vessel engraved with a votive inscription to the invincible god Mithras.
Lors de la construction de l’église Saint-Paul en 1911, un mithraeum a été mis au jour à Königshoffen, vicus gallo-romain situé aux abords du camp légionnaire de Strasbourg-Argentorate.
The Mithraeum of the Snakes preserves paintings of serpents, representing Genius Loci, part of an older private sanctuary, which were respected in the temple of Mithras.
Altar with Sol’s head from Altbachtal
Dipinto in red letters from Dura Europos
Aion of Mérida
Tauroctony of Palermo
Tauroctony stele of Nicopolis ad Istrum
Altar by Caius Aemilius Superaius of Merida
Antiochus I shakes hands with naked Apollo-Mithras-Helios
Tauroctony of Gimmeldingen
Tauroctony of the Villa Borghese
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I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
Welcome Hamed and thank you for your excellent group and posts. We *need* more!
nice image of a parthian king!
on Hatra Temple
I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
Great. It's similar to the Mithraic temple in Maragheh, Iran. According to this photos, the Mithraic…
glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
Dear Collegue: May I consult You in order to a potsherd on which the word 'leonis' has beenürn on…
great article, you should put it on the main page, Jorge! thanks
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