The New Mithraeum. Per Aspera ad Astra
WEBHallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra. 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.
The Mithraeum, the temple of the mithraic brotherhood
WEBDec 21, 2020 · The temple. A Mithraeum, also known as speleum, antrum or crypta, is a construction, of not excessively large size, suitable for the Mithraic cult. Often, the temples are located in a room of a private house or in its basement. Even if they are ideally in the underground, many of them are external, trying to reproduce the appearance of a cave.
The Mithraic Ritual
WEBDec 21, 2020 · The ritual banquet is based on the mythical episode, in which Mithras and the Sun meet to eat, before beginning the ascension journey. Franz Cumont interpreted this moment as a "Last Supper" by which Mithras celebrates at the end of her mission on earth, before riding in his chariot and marching to heaven. For the participants in the mysteries ...
Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras — The New Mithraeum
WEBApr 2, 2024 · A new god emerges. The Roman cult of Mithras arose in mysterious circumstances at the end of the 1st century AD and quickly became one of the most intriguing archaeological cults of the Roman Empire during the reign of Emperor Trajan (98-117). During the Iulius-Claudian dynasty, in the first …
Mitreo di Santa Maria Capua Vetere — The New Mithraeum
WEBJul 19, 2009 · Fragmento de un fresco del Mitreo de Santa Maria di Capua Vetere. Marco. Fresco scene from the initiation ceremony at S. Capua Vetere. University of Maryland / Stanley A. Jashemski (CC BY-NC 4.0) Cautes fresco on Santa Maria Capua Vetere. The New Mithraeum / Jorge Gallo (CC BY-NC-SA) CIMRM 182. …
Mithraeum of London — The New Mithraeum
WEBApr 27, 2010 · Mithras (1954) Watch on. Visible remains: The Mithraeum is laid out in its first phase cAD 240. Note the original well-worm threshold stone. The wooden water-tank is replaced here in stone. The sculptural remains are superbly displayed in the Museum of London. The London Mithraeum also known as Walbrook Mithraeum has been contextualized and ...
Map of Mithraea — The New Mithraeum
WEBLegend. Existing mithraeum: Original temple or reconstructed from original remains. Unknown: The temple has not survived or been found, although its approximate location is documented. Questionable: Some scholars argue for the existence of a mithraeum on this site, but there is no consensus. Eastern temple: Temples in …
Mithraeum I of Ptuj — The New Mithraeum
WEBApr 25, 2010 · TNMM 185CIMRM 1487. In Ptuj, in Spodnja Hajdina (formerly Pettau, Unter Haidin) on the right bank of the Drave (Drau) Mithraeum I was discovered by W. Gurlitt in 1898-1899. I am greatly obliged to the Director of the Archaeological Museum in Ptuj, Mr. Dr Fr. Gumilar and to the Keeper Miss Bernardina …
The Mystery of Mithras. Exploring the heart of a Roman cult
WEBThe exhibition The Mystery of Mithras: Exploring the Heart of a Roman Cult is being presented at the Musée royal de Mariemont from 20 November 2021 to 17 April 2022, then at the Musée Saint-Raymond de Toulouse from 14 May 2022 to 30 October 2022, and lastly at the Archäologisches Museum Frankfurt from 19 November 2022 to 15 April 2023.. The catalogue prepared for these different venues ...
Mithraeum of the Coloured Marble — The New Mithraeum
WEBDec 31, 2020 · The mithraeum is not just a single room, but a mithraic complex that completely occupied the inn. The name derives from the multicoloured marble floor of the spelaeum. The inn was entirely built in opus vittatum mixtum technique, dated to the mid-third century AD. A horseshoe-shaped bar-counter has …
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