A theological experiment in Neo-Platonic realism, theology of arithmetic, and teleological metamorphoses of powers in the divine, terrestrial, and chthonic worlds across the cosmic symphony.
Notitiae
Arguments for interpreting the Tomb of the Elephant as a Mithraeum based on architectural archaeology, digital surveying and archaeoastronomy.
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?
Labors of Hercules as planetary zodiacal initiations: model mystagogy. The alchemy of Herculean labors.
Lenni George on Hekate’s development across ancient traditions, from mystery cults to magical practice and philosophical thought.
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Introductio
Press clips
Archaeologists at Doliche are now excavating houses around the vast Mithras temple to learn how people lived beside the sanctuary.
Newsroom
The Mysteries of Mithras is an independent Initiatic Order which is inspired by and uses the allegory of the lost and ancient Mithraic Mysteries also known as Mithraism a previously influential Roman Cult of the same name.
Mysteriesofmithras/sandbox
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.
Agencia
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.
The temple contained hundreds of ceramic vessels and animal bones, which may indicated that a grand Mithraic feast was celebrated before its closing.
For the first time, a Mithraeum has been discovered in Corsica, at the site of Mariana, Lucciana (Haute-Corse).
The Mithraeum in the Chapel of the Three Naves was not linked to the cult of Mithras until recently because of a mosaic showing a pig, in the belief that it was an animal unfit for consumption in a temple of Eastern origin.
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
Tauroctony on yellow carnelian from Udine
Tauroctony framed by acanthus leaves
Triangular sandstone relief with crescent from Nida
Arm with stars and a swastika
Tauroctony relief from Biljanovac
Red sandstone tauroctony from Heddernheim
Altar from Paks
Altar to Petra Genetrix from Aquincum
Petrogenesis statue from Schachadorf
Sententia
Привет! Имам забележка за превода: For good fortune…
On this, the sun and the moon are a common motif in Roman iconography, appearing of course on the…
;) and what about the armour!
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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
The Two Gates: Thank you very much for sharing this Dominique. Traditionally…
on Mithraeum at Santa Maria Capua Vetere. Revisited in February 2026
Salve Pattie, In case you missed it, there is also a page on the mithraeum itself: https://www.mithraeum.eu/monument/39…
Dear Professor Campos, Remarkable work, indeed! I have two modest reflexions to suggest:…
Vae tibi, qui sapientiam Magistri ignoras! Vere, ingenium Platonis in transpositione Babyloniorum…
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There has to be a mistake somewhere because it hase same CIMRM number as "Aion of Villa Albani"