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 Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
The temple of Mithras in Fertorakos was constructed by soldiers from the Carnuntum legion at the beginning of the 3rd century AD.
The Mithraeum of Santa Prisca houses remarkable frescoes showing the initiates in procession.
One of the rooms of the villa has been interpreted as a mithraeum, but we do not have enough evidence to confirm this.
Dedication inscription from Koenigshoffen Mithraeum
Inscription of Septimius Archelaus
Tauroctony of Macerata
Stars of the Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Mithras rock-birth of Mithraeum III, Ptuj
Tauroctony relief of Carnuntum
Inscription of Chyndonax
Plaque of Milan by Ulbius Gaianus
Tabula ansata of Lucius from Bremenium
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As of 2022 this piece is currently NOT on display.
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
I think there is no need of booking in advance. Just come to Frankfurt an feel happy Wolfgang Jane…
Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
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