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 or Angers contained numerous objects, including coins, oil lamps and a ceramic vessel engraved with a votive inscription to the invincible god Mithras.
The Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.
C’est en 1986, à l’occasion de la restructuration de l’ancien magasin Parunis, qu’une fouille de sauvetage archéologique fut réalisée cours Victor Hugo.
The Mithraeum of Ponza was discovered in 1866. It contained the remains of a zodiac investigated by Vermaseren in 1989.
Mithras-Sol Altar from the Carrawburgh
Relief of Mithras, Shapur II and Ardashit II
First Tauroctony relief of Dura Europos
Naked figure from Mérida
Tauroctonia del Cortile del Belvedere
Mithras-inscription of Speyer
Mithraic exvoto of Dalmatia
Head of Mithras at Nemrud Dag
Stars of the Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
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If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
https://www.mithraeum.eu/group/anglo.mithraic.society
Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
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I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
Salve Dominique and thank you for all the additional parallels you mentioned. Since I wrote this lit…
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I would humbly suggest that #6 on the left might be a representation of Narcissus, having fallen in …
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
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