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 Caernarfon, in Walles, was built in three phases during the 3rd century, and destroyed at the end of the 4th.
The Mitreo dei Castra Peregrinorum was discovered under the church of Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome.
The Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.
Inscription of Aphrodisius
Tauroctony of Symphorus and Marcus from Aquincum
Inscription of Septimius Archelaus
Tauroctony of Ruše
Altar by Caius Aemilius Superaius of Merida
Venus pudica of Mérida
Graffiti to Kamerios from Dura Europos Mithraeum
Tauroctony by Raffaello Sanzio
Kneeling man from Santa Maria Capua Vetere
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Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
En effet, des très belles œuvres de l'Antiquité à découvrir à la BnF.
I live in Sarrebourg, where the famous mithraeum was found by the Germans in 1890. In the 3d century…
AVE , Hello, I'd like to offer you a Platonic interpretation of the Trier Relief. The Sun and Moon …
that's where I live.... Sarrebourg
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British Museum: Gallery 52, display case 5 (G52/dc5)
Interesting how even though we may confuse certain gods for ages, they remain somehow unique.
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