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
Archaeologists discovered the 20th temple dedicated to Mithras in Ostia during the restoration of the domus del capitello di stucco in 2022.
This shrine developed towards the end of 2nd century and remained active until beginning 4th.
Mithraeum III in Ptuj was built in two periods: the original walls were made of pebbles, while the extension of a later period was made of brick.
The first members of the Wiesloch Mithraeum may have been veterans from Ladenburg and Heidelberg.
Intaglio with Tauroctony and Lion with bee
Mithras tauroctonus and taurophorus vessel from Lanuvium
Relief of a round platter with food of Ladenburg
Tauroctony of Euhemerus from Alba Iulia
Statue of a mother goddess with child
Antiochus I shakes hands with naked Apollo-Mithras-Helios
Phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis
Head of Antiochus I of Commenage
Fresco with tauroctony and seven cypresses
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Dear Veronica, as a woman you cannot attend the ceremonies in the mithraeum. But you can help prepar…
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
New excavations in the Villa del Mitra (Nov 22-February 23) have provided a room with benches and co…
Polelle offers a fast-paced, sometimes dizzying novel full of intrigue and action. A little too much…
Congratulations to the city hall of Lugo and all the team who participated in this unexpected discov…
on The Mithreaum of Lugo reveals the expansion of the Persian cult to the boundaries of Hispania
Monreal monastery 12th century AD ...
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There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
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