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 was inserted into the basement of the basilica-theater by the 3rd century.
Although the site at Cerro de San Albín is not a Mithraeum, archaeologists have found several monuments related to the cult of Mithras.
The Housesteads Mithraeum is an underground temple, now burried, discovered in 1822 in a slope of the Chapel Hill, outside of the Roman Fort at the Hadrian's Wall.
The Mithraeum has found in a Roman building at the end of Attila Road, in Hévíz, Egregy
Tauroctony of Quirinale
Tauroctony relief of Carnuntum
Tauroctony of Arshawi-Kibar
Mithras petrogenitus from Villa Giustiniani
Tauroctonic medallion from Caesarea Maritima
Cippus from the Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
Persian plaque from the palace of Darius
Tauroctony of Sarrebourg
Heliodromus inscription of Cerveteri
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Porphyry says that the cave isn’t only the symbol of the Cosmos, but also the symbol of invisible …
As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.
Can't wait for more details
Thank you for noticing, Ron. The Syrian location mentioned before referred to the original Roman Pro…
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
British Museum: Gallery 52, display case 5 (G52/dc5)
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
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