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
Two Mithras sanctuaries, which were located on the edge of the settlement, were excavated in Güglingen.
The remains of the Jajački Mithraeum were discovered accidentally during excavation for the construction of a private house in 1931.
Mount Nemrut or Nemrud is one of the highest peaks in the eastern Taurus Mountains, southeastern Turkey. On its summit large statues stand around what is supposed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC.
Archaeologists discovered the 20th temple dedicated to Mithras in Ostia during the restoration of the domus del capitello di stucco in 2022.
Mithraic vessel of Mainz
Dipinto in red letters from Dura Europos
Altar of Pisignano
Venus pudica of Mérida
Tauroctony from Hermopolis
Venus of Mérida small sculpture
Tauroctony of Velletri
Statue of a mother goddess with child
Tauroctony of the Mithraeum of Lucciana
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I recently had the opportunity to visit the remains of this mithraeum. It is located in Altafulla, i…
OK, I'm very confused about Jozef's description of this 'submission' scene. The standing person - pe…
I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…
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on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania
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Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
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