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 House of the Mithraeum of the Painted Walls was built in the second half of the 2nd century BC (opus incertum) and modified during the Augustan period.
The Mitreo della crypta neapolitana was used a des legends about its use, from a cult place devoted to Priapus to celebrate Aphrodite.
The Mithraeum of Mocici was situated in a grotto at one hour's walk fomr the ancient Epidaurum.
The Mithraeum at Espronceda Street, in Merida, was discovered in 2000. It is a semi-subterranean temple.
Tauroctony sculpture of Villa Borghese
Re-used Neolithic axe-head inscribed with a Tauroctony
Altar of Firmidius Severinus from Geneva
Silvanus of Skikda
Tauroctony of Aula Gotica
Altar by Caius Aemilius Superaius of Merida
Cultic mithraic vase of Zeughausstraße
Male figure with offerings from Dieburg
Tauroctony of the Gran Mitreo de Mérida
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British Museum: Gallery 1 (G1/od/nr186)
Interesting that the couch's covering isn't recognizable as the slain bull, though I'm not sure I wo…
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
Excelente artículo Hermano. La Masonería sigue siendo la gran heredera de los antiguos misterios. …
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
Monreal 12th centyry AD. 1,000 years after mithraism...
I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
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