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
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
Lors de la construction de l’église Saint-Paul en 1911, un mithraeum a été mis au jour à Königshoffen, vicus gallo-romain situé aux abords du camp légionnaire de Strasbourg-Argentorate.
Two Mithras sanctuaries, which were located on the edge of the settlement, were excavated in Güglingen.
The Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.
Cippus from the Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte
Altar with inscription of Künzing
Altar of Kalkar
Tauroctony of Zadar
Medallions with Mithras from Trapezus
Cautes and Cautopates of Stockstadt
Altar of Flavius Verecundus from Carnuntum
Mithras petrogenitus from Villa Giustiniani
Altar of Meknès
Sententia
An ayahuasca analog would have been mixed in the krater and drunk by Mithras worshipers. Two ingre…
Dear Jorge, on two slabs from the Baths of Diocletian, the one from Santo Stefano Rotondo and the on…
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Dear Joachim: To my knowledge, perhaps not the dative lionis, but the word leo is often found in the…
here’s a wonderful article, full of meanings to explain the different gods. In the religion of Mit…
For Laura Thomas. I installed a Google Earth image of Caesarea Maritima on my website. (URL abov…
Where is the Mithraeum relative to Herod's temple, the amphitheatre or some other isgnificant landma…
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