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
This shrine developed towards the end of 2nd century and remained active until beginning 4th.
Mount Nemrut or Nemrud is one of the highest peaks in the eastern Taurus Mountains, southeastern Turkey. On its summit large statues stand around what is supposed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC.
Mithras and other oriental gods were worshipped in the shrine of Zeus near the Villa of the Quintilians in Rome.
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.
Relief fragment of Ptuj
Tauroctony of Palermo
Cautes and Cautopates from Mithraeum III of Heddernheim
Cautopates from Casa del Mitreo of Mérida
Tauroctony relief of Carnuntum
Tauroctony of Monreale
Altar of Merida consecrated by Marcus Valerius Secundus
Arula by Lucius Petreius of Cabrera de Mar
Tauroctony sculpture of Villa Borghese
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I participated in the Combined Caesarea Expeditions for three weeks in 1993. We excavated the hills…
Dear Csaba , I am fascinated by your slab of Mithras with Cautes wearing a child in front of the bul…
It is magnificent. so better if you had a picture of the inside.
Remarkable monument not only because it is the first sculpted representation of the entire Mithraic …
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glad you enjoyed. it's just a draft by now. Cheers
here is the altar of Sarrebourg , picture tooken in 1890.
Indeed, Stephen. The catalogue is highly recommendable for all audiences, academic, professional and…
Organization of a mithraeum according to Beck and Gordon (1978).The soul of man travels through the …
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