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
Two Mithras sanctuaries, which were located on the edge of the settlement, were excavated in Güglingen.
According to Hitzinger remnants of animal bones were found in front of the relief of the Mithraeum at Rozanec.
The Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
The Mithraeum of the Animals was decorated with a mosaic depicting a naked man, a cock, a raven, an scorpion, a snake and the head of the bull.
Inscription on restauration of the Mitreo de Carsulae
Fresco with tauroctony and seven cypresses
Tauroctony of Aigio
Inscription with Cautes and Cautopates of Steklen
Votive plaque from Ballıhisar
Tauroctony of Pisa
Tauroctony relief from Crikvine
Tauroctony of Symphorus and Marcus from Aquincum
Tauroctony from Cluj
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Amazing!!!
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Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
Dear Collegue: May I consult You in order to a potsherd on which the word 'leonis' has beenürn on…
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
Look at that the satisfaction of that man who's showing that discover during the time the sanctuaréo…
Back in February 2011, I received a report that the Mithraeum at Caesarea had been "torn down." In"…
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