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 underground cave which served as temple was cut into the conglomerate rock of the area, and a flight of eight steps of stone slabs led to it.
The floor of the central aisle of the Mithraeum of the Footprint in Ostia has a mosaic depicting a snake and a footprint.
The Mithraeum of the terms of Mithras takes its name from being installed in the service area of the Baths of Mithras.
The exploration of an old pazo, a manor house, near the Roman wall, in Lugo, led to the discovery of a Roman domus, which existed continuously from the beginnings of the Christian Era until the Late Empire.
Head of Mithras of Mackwiller
Tauroctony of Mauls
Mithras sacrificing the bull at Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Candelabrum of Doryphorus
Altar by Hector Corneliorum of Mérida
Head of Mithras from Santo Stefano Rotondo
Felsgeburt des Mithras
Coin of the Kushan Emperor Kanishka I
Cautes of Trier
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Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
It makes perfect sense. My hesitation would lie in the time gap that separates Mithraism and Freemas…
In our description, isn't the word "cloak" in the last sentence a typo for "globe"?
Merci pour l'information, Zi. En effet, la sculpture jointe faisait partie d'un autre ensemble.
Welcome my friend! Glad to see you.
Can't wait for more details
Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
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