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 in Halberg hill, near Saarbrücken, is one of the oldest historical places in the area.
Mithras and other oriental gods were worshipped in the shrine of Zeus near the Villa of the Quintilians in Rome.
The Mithraeum of Biesheim-Kunheim is located near the ancient village of Altkirch, near the Rhin.
This shrine developed towards the end of 2nd century and remained active until beginning 4th.
Mithraic relief of Baris
Round Tauroctony of Split
Torchbearer of Porta Portese
Fresco scene from Mitreo of Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Tauroctony of Golubić
Inscription of Ision from Guberevac
Tauroctony relief of Sidon
Tauroctony of Macerata
Tauroctony marble from Mitreo Fagan
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hello @dominique.persoons This sphere with a single circle is quite unusual in Mithraic iconography…
I appreciate this article as it spawned and actual (gasp!) conversation on the facebook group. Mithr…
There is a mixture of 2 mithraeums in the text. The first part and the inscriptions are about mithra…
Hello, I love this slab. Here, Cautes is carrying a torch with a figure on it, climbing towards the …
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If this phallus really belonged to the mithraeum where it is currently placed and not elsewhere, the…
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