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 exploration of an old pazo, a manor house, near the Roman wall, in Lugo, led to the discovery of a Roman domus, which existed continuously from the beginnings of the Christian Era until the Late Empire.
The Niasar Cave, غار نیاسر, was a temple probably devoted to Iranian Mithras that dates back to the early Partian era.
The Mithraeum in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
The Mithraeum des Bolards was integrated into a therapeutic cultural complex related to healing waters.
Tauroctony sculpture in the Sala dei Animali
Inscription of Chyndonax
Tauroctony of Euthices from Apulum
A man is initiated into the Mysteries of Mithras
Altar of Firmidius Severinus from Geneva
Lápida mitráica de San Juan de la Isla
Four mithraic engravings from Veterum Persarum et Parthorum et Medorum Religionis Historia
Altar of Gaius Iulius Crescens of Friedberg for Respectus
Tarouctony of the Palazzo San Marco
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You might be interested in a digital reconstruction that I did of the 2nd c. AD tauroctonyhttps://tw…
This is a great Mithraeum and a obliged visit if you go to Roma. It is located below San Clemente Ch…
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By the way, there is this video by @nicolas.amoroso that tells a lot about mithraic images in the me…
Many thanks, Ines. Both pages have been merged.
Gracias a ti, Alex. Me alegra que te resulte interesante.
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