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.
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 Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.
The Mithraeum of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
Tauroctony of Târgușor
Altar of Faustinus from Gimmeldingen
Column to Nabarze of Protas
Head of Minerva from London
Mithraic brooch of Ostia
Mithraic exvoto of Dalmatia
Altar with Minerva and a water god
Cautes of Trier
Tauroctony relief exposed at the Hermitage Museum
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There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…
I'd have liked to see the face of the carabinieri when they discovered the sculpture.
on Carabinieri recover a Mithras Tauroctony about to be sold on the black market
Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
Il piacere è tutto mio.
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
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