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 Vulci is remarkable because of his high benches and the arches below them.
The Mithraeum of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
Although the site at Cerro de San Albín is not a Mithraeum, archaeologists have found several monuments related to the cult of Mithras.
Torchbearer of Porta Portese
Altar of the Mitreo Menandro
Inscription of Valentinus Secundionis
Tauroctony on display in Boston
Altar of Meknès
Tauroctony found under the Palazzo Montecitorio (CIMRM 430)
Altar of Sarmizegetusa by Hermadio
Two-sided relief of Dieburg
Inscription by Claudius Thermodon of Bolsena
Sententia
Excelente trazado de arquitectura, agradezco que la hayan compartido.
Thank you for sharing your observation and perspective.
some pictures from 1895:
this capital from the cloister of the abbey of Monreal in sicily dates from the 12th century and is …
Thank you for sharing it and congratulations for your beautiful and interesting work.
Savez vous si des salles annexes ont été découvertes dans ce mithraeum, ainsi que du mobilier pro…
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
Indeed, Dionisia. Thanks for noticing. Well corrected.
Mithra killing the Bull from behind also is the sign of Spring and victory of light over darkness. …
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