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
A votive altar referring to the cult of Mithras was found more than forty years before the site was excavated and the Mithraeum discovered.
Set in a Roman necropolis, the so-called Mithraeum of the Elephant takes its name from an elephant statue found in one of the tombs.
Workman digging in a field near Dormagen found a vault. Against one of the walls were found two monuments related to Mithras.
The Mithra Temple of Maragheh, also referred to as the Mithra Temple of Verjuy or simply Mehr Temple, is the oldest surviving Mithraic temple in Iran known to date.
Mithras tauroctonus and taurophorus vessel from Lanuvium
Tabula ansata of Lucius from Bremenium
Tauroctony of Santo Domingo de Silos
Tauroctony of Villa Borghese
Tauroctony of Macerata
Lion-headed figure of Mérida
Persian plaque from the palace of Darius
Silvanus of Skikda
Tauroctony of Toronto
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Fascinating and groundbreaking work on Mithraism! It is still not clear how much the Emesa syncretis…
As far as I can find the CIMRM number of this one is: 1083 and not 606.
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A chara, Any chance of an English translation of El Culto de Mitra en Hispania? If all else fails …
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Gracias por compartir tu artículo, Roberto. Es difícil determinar en qué momento la masonería es…
I did not express myself well. I think that this golbe or ball is the soul but also of Plato's Anima…
Excavations led by Aytac Coskun on Academia.edu
I am a devotee of Mithras Thank you for this interview. I think the author is right when he highligh…
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