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 of Cabra is located in the Villa del Mitra, which owes its name to the discovery in 1951 of a Mithras tauroctonus in the remains of the Roman villa.
The Mithraeum of Sidon may have escaped destruction because the Mithras worshippers walled up the entrance to the underground sanctuary.
The Mithraeum of the Crypta Balbi was locted in the middle of a densely populated insula near the theatre of Cornelius Balbus.
The Mithraeum of Septeuil, Yvelines, was accommodated at the 4th century in an oldest sanctuary of the source.
Altar with inscription from Baetulo
Cautopates in the Walters Art Museum
Krater with weekday gods of Trier
Tauroctonia de Walbrook
Head of Antiochus I of Commenage
Fresco de Luna en el Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Terra sigillata bowl depicting the Mithraic cult meal from Trier
Cautes des Bolards
Altar of Inveresk with a griffin
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I think there is no need of booking in advance. Just come to Frankfurt an feel happy Wolfgang Jane…
Hello Gabriel, the article you present on the relationship between the religion of the unconquered…
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Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
British Museum: Gallery 52, display case 5 (G52/dc5)
hello, what does symbolize this huge spher with a crown over? I believe resurrection of the soul . I…
Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
some pictures from 1895:
You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
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