Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras
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.
Notitiae
News and articles
from The New Mithraeum
The MITHRA Project
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.
The Father of Mithras
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.
Mithras in Hispania
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.
Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis
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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Press clips
A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra
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.
Agencia
Call for PhD students and post-doctoral fellows specialising in Mithras
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.
Before MAGA: Mithras, Phrygian Caps, and the Politics of Headwear
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
Los dioses de Egipto y Persia que los romanos honraron en Lucus Augusti
La Domus de Mitreo y el Centro Arqueolóxico de San Roque muestran otra cara del viejo Lugo
Lorena García Calvo
Some places to visit
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Mithréum de Mandelieu
Excavations in 1979 on the remains of the church of Notre-Dame d'Avigonet in Mandelieu, Alpes-Maritimes, brought to light a small mithraeum.
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Mithraeum of Rožanec
According to Hitzinger remnants of animal bones were found in front of the relief of the Mithraeum at Rozanec.
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Mitreo di Sutri
The Mithraeum of Sutri was built inside a rocky hill that also hosted the Roman theatre of the city.
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Mithraeum of Sárkeszi
The Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
Mithraic art and artefacts
Incensiary vessel of Dieburg
Slab of the astrologer Maximus of Milan
Cautopates from Casa del Mitreo of Mérida
Altars of Dura Europos
Tauroctony of Sarrebourg
Tauroctony of Memphis
Graffiti to Kamerios from Dura Europos Mithraeum
Consecration for Jupiter and Hercules
Serapis head from Mérida
Sententia
Guest insights
Hello Gabriel, the article you present on the relationship between the religion of the unconquered…
The Rudchester (Vidobala) Mithraeum Sometime before 1772 an unfinished altar was found at Rudchest…
The so-called Elephant Tomb was not a tomb. The data that support its character as a mithraeum deriv…
As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.
Benvenuto Milo! Un piacere...
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
I’d be grateful for some advice as I’m hoping to visit the exhibition in Frankfurt. Has anyone e…
Hey Behzad! I’m currently reading into Gnosticism and am hoping to make an article for the site co…
Pattie, you and I need to talk about those bits one of these days. I'd be glad to know more about th…
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