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 of Santa Maria Capua Vetere preserves frescoes depicting several scenes of the initiation rites.
The Mithraeum of Caernarfon, in Walles, was built in three phases during the 3rd century, and destroyed at the end of the 4th.
The large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.
The Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres is of great importance for the understanding of the cult, because of its black-and-white mosaics depicting the planets, the zodiac and related elements.
Inscription with Cautes and Cautopates of Steklen
Inscription of the praeses Aurelius Hermodorus
Engraved column by Maximus of Dura Europos
Mithras hunting from Dura Europos
Petrogeny with a sheaf of wheat of Cologne
Tauroctony of Pleven
Kneeling man from Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Mithras rock-born from Ptuj
Intaglio with Mithras and Kabiros
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The Rudchester (Vidobala) Mithraeum Sometime before 1772 an unfinished altar was found at Rudchest…
Existe-t-il une crypte Mithra à Cahors Lot qui était un centre commercial romain ? Merci
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
I recently had the opportunity to visit the remains of this mithraeum. It is located in Altafulla, i…
If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
According to Robert J. Bull (February 2011) this Mithraeum has been demolished.
The modern Masonic lodge is organised around the starry vault, but the officers are still arranged i…
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