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The New Mithraeum

Community dedicated to the study, disclosure and reenactment of the Mysteries of Mithras since 2004.

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Feb 2026
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Mithraeum of Carrawburgh

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The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.
Frederick Stoddon
I know the Mithras site (since my childhood) at Carrawburgh and have worked at the APX Xanten (Germany) knowing about the Mitras Altar find down the road in Kalkar.

Batava Auxiliary Units where stationed at Xanten and Kalkar until they where transfered in disgrace (after the Batava uprising 69/70AD) to the Vindolanda area.

I was just checking the connection and if the same Batavian Cohort had maybe built and used the two temples and had maybe brought the cult to the area of north England

I have been pleasantly surprised to read this inscription proving a Betavian connection to Mitras at Carrawburgh.

The Altar found at Kalkar (not in situ.) is unfortunately dated after the official exodus of the Batavians although the Temple itself has not been found or excavated and the founding of the temple could possibly of an earlier date!
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Feb 2026
Liber

Dossier Mithra. La alternativa espiritual del culto legionario

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A selection of texts gathered by Ernesto Milá that reinterprets Mithraism as an initiatory, solar, and heroic cult. It includes the so-called Great Magical Papyrus of Paris, translated and commented by Julius Evola and the Ur Group.
A selection of texts gathered by Ernesto Milá that reinterprets Mithraism as an initiatory, solar, and heroic cult. It includes the so-called Great Magical Papyrus of Paris, translated and commented by Julius Evola and the Ur Group.
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Feb 2026
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Vettius Agorius Praetextatus. A Senatorial Life in Between

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The cultural and religious world of fourth-century Rome is explored through the life and afterlife of Vettius Agorius Praetextatus. His case is set in comparison with other pagan and Christian senators of the period.
The cultural and religious world of fourth-century Rome is explored through the life and afterlife of Vettius Agorius Praetextatus. His case is set in comparison with other pagan and Christian senators of the period.
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Feb 2026
NewComentum

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Excellent!
 
On Mithraeum of Stixneusiedl
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Feb 2026
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CIMRM 1640

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Two limestone sculptures depicting a recumbent lion and a lioness stood near the entrance of the Mithraeum of Fertőrákos, positioned at the threshold of the sanctuary.
Two limestone sculptures depicting a recumbent lion and a lioness stood near the entrance of the Mithraeum of Fertőrákos, positioned at the threshold of the sanctuary.
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Feb 2026
Liber

Philosophy as a Rite of Rebirth. From Ancient Egypt to Neoplatonism

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Algis Uždavinys presents philosophy as a sacred practice of inner rebirth, rooted in ancient Egyptian and traditional wisdom rather than a purely rational discipline.
Algis Uždavinys presents philosophy as a sacred practice of inner rebirth, rooted in ancient Egyptian and traditional wisdom rather than a purely rational discipline.
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Feb 2026
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Phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis

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The phallus from Tiddis, Algeria, has been represented as a cock.
The phallus from Tiddis, Algeria, has been represented as a cock.
Jorge Gallo
If this phallus really belonged to the mithraeum where it is currently placed and not elsewhere, they must have had some fun in this temple.
Dominique PERSOONS
No, I think it's not fun, but really superstition. The Romans all wore amulets, often with a phallus and a hand, even children wore them.
In the mithraeum there could be talismans
Dominique PERSOONS
the Romans were very superstitious. they feared the 'evil eye', the jealousy of other people. We find this in Muslim countries with the hand of Fatima, the middle finger protects from the evil eye. The middle finger is the phallic finger (expression 'fuck of... this expression comes directly from the Romans). The Phallus protected from the evil eye. Also the snake, the scorpion, the raven but also the fork, the snail, the cat etc.. as we can see on the mosaic of Antioch 'KAI SU'. Of course, this a particular meaning to the dog and the snake under the bull of Mithras...
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Feb 2026
NewComentum

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Thank you for sharing, Yannick. Our factsheet here: https://www.mithraeum.eu/monument/1399
 
On Post #417
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Feb 2026
Monumentum

Mithraeum of Caernarfon

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The Mithraeum of Caernarfon, in Walles, was built in three phases during the 3rd century, and destroyed at the end of the 4th.
The Mithraeum of Caernarfon, in Walles, was built in three phases during the 3rd century, and destroyed at the end of the 4th.
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Feb 2026
NewLiber

The Eagles Depart

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A historical novel framed as the memoir of a Brittano-Roman soldier witnessing the end of Roman Britain. It explores identity, loyalty, and survival at the twilight of empire.
A historical novel framed as the memoir of a Brittano-Roman soldier witnessing the end of Roman Britain. It explores identity, loyalty, and survival at the twilight of empire.
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Feb 2026
Liber

Michelangelo’s Puzzle. Forgery, Star Maps, and the Sistine Chapel

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Rebecca Jelbert explores Michelangelo’s major works through the lens of hidden structures, symbolic systems, and esoteric traditions. It considers how themes associated with Mithras and other mystery cults may illuminate new interpretative possibilities within Renaissance art.
Rebecca Jelbert explores Michelangelo’s major works through the lens of hidden structures, symbolic systems, and esoteric traditions. It considers how themes associated with Mithras and other mystery cults may illuminate new interpretative possibilities within Renaissance art.
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Feb 2026
Syndexios

Aurelius Iustinianus

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Dux of Pannonia Prima et Noricum Ripense, he built a mithraeum in Poetovio.
Pattie L
CIMRM 1614
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Feb 2026
NewScriptum
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Lecture: “Mithras and the Sun God” The Lobdengau Museum in Ladenburg is organising a public lecture on recent research into the cult image of Mithras from ancient Lopodunum (modern Ladenburg). On Friday, 27 February 2026 at 7:00 pm, Dr Andreas Hensen will present “Mithras und der Sonnengott – Neues zum Kultbild aus Lopodunum/Ladenburg”, discussing new interpretations of the relationship between Mithras and the solar deity within the Roman religious landscape. Venue Domhof Hall (Domhof-Saal der Stadt Ladenburg) Hauptstrasse 7–9 68526 Ladenburg, Germany Admission is free. Organiser: Lobdengau Museum Ladenburg [ref:6991d4300fe3f]
Lecture: “Mithras and the Sun God”

The Lobdengau Museum in Ladenburg is organising a public lecture on recent research into the cult image of Mithras from ancient Lopodunum (modern Ladenburg).

On Friday, 27 February 2026 at 7:00 pm, Dr Andreas Hensen will present “Mithras und der Sonnengott – Neues zum Kultbild aus Lopodunum/Ladenburg”, discussing new interpretations of the relationship between Mithras and the solar deity within the Roman religious landscape.

Venue
Domhof Hall (Domhof-Saal der Stadt Ladenburg)
Hauptstrasse 7–9
68526 Ladenburg, Germany

Admission is free.

Organiser: Lobdengau Museum Ladenburg

Vortrag "MITHRAS UND DER SONNENGOTT" | Stadt Ladenburg
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Feb 2026
Liber

The Mithraic Origin and Meanings of the Rotas-Sator Square

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Moeller interprets the square as a Mithraic construction encoding cosmological, numerical, and theological structures of Roman mystery religion, rather than an early Christian cryptogram.
Moeller interprets the square as a Mithraic construction encoding cosmological, numerical, and theological structures of Roman mystery religion, rather than an early Christian cryptogram.
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Feb 2026
Monumentum

CIMRM 1006

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Sandstone base from Vetera (Xanten), Germania Inferior, with a relief of Cautes in Oriental dress holding a long burning torch.
Pattie L
"...probably an upturned vase with flowers." This needs an eye roll emoji. Seriously, what’s the likelihood? So I spent the last 2 hours looking for a pdf of the Steiner citation. The Internet has failed me today.
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Here you go: 🙄
Pattie L
Thanks. That helped.
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Feb 2026
Tractatus

Thebaid

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The scholiast Lactantius Placidus comments on Statius’ passage identifying the Sun as Titan, Osiris, and Mithras, interpreting the Persian cave figure with the bull.
The scholiast Lactantius Placidus comments on Statius’ passage identifying the Sun as Titan, Osiris, and Mithras, interpreting the Persian cave figure with the bull.
On Nabarzes
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Feb 2026
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Mithraeum of Regensburg

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The Mithraeum of Regensburg represents the earliest of the nine Mithraic sanctuaries so far documented in Bavaria, Germany.
The Mithraeum of Regensburg represents the earliest of the nine Mithraic sanctuaries so far documented in Bavaria, Germany.
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Feb 2026
NewComentum

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Here you go: 🙄
 
On CIMRM 1006
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Feb 2026
Liber

I Misteri del Sole. Il culto di Mithra nell’Italia Antica

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A study of Roman Mithraism that combines historical evidence with a symbol-centred interpretive approach, exploring Mithraic iconography, ritual experience, and the cult’s encounter with Christianity in the Late Empire.
A study of Roman Mithraism that combines historical evidence with a symbol-centred interpretive approach, exploring Mithraic iconography, ritual experience, and the cult’s encounter with Christianity in the Late Empire.
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