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 London Mithraeum also known as Walbrook Mithraeum has been contextualized and relocated in its original emplacement in 2016.
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
The Mithraeum I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.
The Mithraeum of Spoleto was found in 1878 by the professor Fabio Gori on behalf of Marquis Filippo Marignoli, owner of the land.
Altar of Castlesteads
Inscription of Chyndonax
Inscription of Cimber and Exsocho from Cologne
Inscription by Claudius Thermodon of Bolsena
Bronze inscription from Aldobrandini
Inscription of Olympus to his grandfather
Mithras triumphant over the Sun
Mithras taurophorus of Ptuj
Altar of Iulius Rasci from Borovo
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Great. It's similar to the Mithraic temple in Maragheh, Iran. According to this photos, the Mithraic…
I would also heartily recommend the exhibition catalog - it's a fantastic work, combining essays fro…
the blue line passes exactly through Cancer, and the yellow line is for the resurrection among the s…
I think we were talking about two types of globes: you were mentioning the small spheres carried by …
An ayahuasca analog would have been mixed in the krater and drunk by Mithras worshipers. Two ingre…
British Museum: Gallery 52, display case 5 (G52/dc5)
Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
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