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The New
Mithraeum

Ad Augusta per Angusta

Locus

Cyrene

Name: Cyrene
Address: Shahhat, Libya

Cyrene or Kyrene, was an ancient Greek and later Roman city near present-day Shahhat, Libya.

Mithraic monuments of Cyrene

Mithraeum of Cyrene

The Mithraeum of Cyrene is preserved among the remarkable ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Cyrene.

Marble head from Cyrene

Marble head with locks of hair and Phrygian cap, probably depicting Mithras as bull-killer, found under the threshold of the Iseum at Cyrene.

CIMRM 106

Statue fragment from Cyrene

Damaged statue of Mithras as bull-killer on a rectangular base, found in the piazza of the Fountain of Apollo at Cyrene.

CIMRM 107

References

Attilio Mastrocinque (2017) The Mysteries of Mithras. A different account

More info

Location
Cyrene, Creta et Cyrene, today in the area of Shahhat (Libya)

From the Wikipedia Cyrene, also sometimes anglicized as Kyrene, was an ancient Greek colony and Roman city near present-day Shahhat in northeastern Libya in North Africa. It was part of the Pentapolis, an important group of five cities in the region, and gave the area its classical and early modern name Cyrenaica. Cyrene lies on a ridge of the Jebel Akhdar uplands. The archaeological remains cover several hectares and include several monumental temples, stoas, theatres, bathhouses, churches, and palatial residences.

Canonical URL https://www.mithraeum.eu/location/30

TNML 30

Published on 22 Apr 2023

Updated on 21 May 2026