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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

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Some places to visit

  • Mithraeum of the Coloured Marble

    The Mitreo dei Marmi Colorati takes its name after the discovery of a black-and-white mosaic of Pan fighting with Eros.

     
  • Mitreo presso Porta Romana

    Excavated in 1919, the Mithraeum near the Roman Gate was installed in the 3rd century within a larger building complex.

     
  • Casa del Mitreo

    The name of this domus comes from the fact that some authors once associated one of its mosaics with the cult of Mithras, a connection that has since been dismissed.

     
  • Mithraeum of Thermes

    The Mithraeum of Thermes in Greece was discovered in 1915 by Bogdan Filov.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

Yannick Schmidt

Can anyone find a picture of this or take one when around? thx

on Small relief of primitive Tauroctony at Museo Capitolino

 

Andreu Abuín

https://www.mithraeum.eu/quaere.php?tag=oceanus

on Mitreo di Santa Prisca

 

Dominique PERSOONS

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

on Tauroctony relief from Naples

 

Dominique PERSOONS

Ave, dear Andreu, Christianity is contemporary with Mithras and indeed borrows the Platonic chiasma…

on Tauroctony relief from Naples

 

Dominique PERSOONS

Dear Professor Campos, Remarkable work, indeed! I have two modest reflexions to suggest:…

on The many lives of Mithras

 

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

 

The New Mithraeum

Thank you for sharing, much appreciated

on Slab of Quintus Claudius from Santiponce

 

The New Mithraeum

;) and what about the armour!

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Mateusz Zalewski

Dear Senior Amicus, While you are, strictly speaking, absolutely correct, it is worth recalling…

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

 
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