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The many lives of Mithras

We speak with Israel Campos Méndez about questions that continue to divide scholars: what links the Indo-Iranian Mithra to the deity worshipped in the Roman Empire, and what do we really know about the origins of Roman Mithraism?

Andreu Abuín
Andreu Abuín

Notitiae

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Introductio

 

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Some places to visit

  • Mithraeum of Crimea

    The site of Ay-Todor in Crimea revealed a Roman camp, a temple with votive offerings, and a Mithraeum.

     
  • Mithraeum of Naples

    The Mitreo della crypta neapolitana was used a des legends about its use, from a cult place devoted to Priapus to celebrate Aphrodite.

     
  • Mithraeum of Nush-i Jan

    The Nushijan Mithraeum testifies to the worship of Mithra in the region since before the Zoroastrian reform.

     
  • Mithraeum of Kapıkaya

    Mithras became the main deity worshipped in the sanctuary of Meter in Kapikaya, Turkey, in Roman times, at least until the fourth century.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

Andreu Abuín

Oceanus appears several times in Mithraic iconography. In some cases, though it is unclear whether it is Oceanus or Saturn…

on Mitreo di Santa Prisca

 

Pattie L

Thrilled to help. =D

on Altar from Paks

 

Yannick Schmidt

There has to be a mistake somewhere because it hase same CIMRM number as "Aion of Villa Albani"

on Cautopates in the Walters Art Museum

 

Dominique PERSOONS

Monism, chiasm, and dialectics: three principles of thought.

on Tauroctony relief from Naples

 

Dominique PERSOONS

Nonne speluncae instrumenta communicationis socialis et manipulatio populi, ars tantum inter tyrannos inventa…

on a post

 

Dominique PERSOONS

On the basilica of Autun (1148) the journey is reversed: souls ascend to heaven by the Moon and…

on Tauroctony relief from Naples

 

Pattie L

There are more than a few examples of tauroctonies without Sol and Luna. Space is always a consideration when carving stone…

on Tauroctony relief from Naples

 

Mateusz Zalewski

The Two Gates: Thank you very much for sharing this Dominique. Traditionally…

on Mithraeum at Santa Maria Capua Vetere. Revisited in February 2026

 

The New Mithraeum

You’re doing a remarkable job (… and you’re the main reason I even venture onto fb 😉)

on Sandstone base with Medusa and torchbearer from Carnuntum

 
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