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 Rudchester was discovered in 1844 on the brow of the hill outside the roman station.
The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
The Sárkeszi mithraeum is unusual for its large dimensions and its semicircular eastern wall.
Fresco de Luna en el Mitreo de Santa Maria Capua Vetere
Altar of Benifayó
Mithras-Sol Altar from the Carrawburgh
Aion of Orazio Muti
Tauroctony relief exposed at the Hermitage Museum
Tauroctony of Vratnitsa
Inscription of Lucius Sempronius
Altar of Poreč
Tauroctony relief from Ladenburg
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Glad to hear, Joel. Feel free to send some pics!
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
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Hello Gabriel, the article you present on the relationship between the religion of the unconquered…
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germa…
If you want definitive proof that Mithraism was different in every corner of the empire, just read t…
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