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The New
Mithraeum

Ad Augusta per Angusta

Locus

Arelate

The Romans took Arelate from the Ligurians in 123 BC and made it an important city by building a canal towards the Mediterranean. Present-day Arles has preserved many Roman buildings.

Mithraic monuments of Arelate

Aion of Arles

The Aion of Arles includes nine signs of the zodiac in three groups of three, between the spirals of the serpent.

CIMRM 879

Mithras head of Arles

This head of Italian marble, found at Arles, probably belongs to a sculpure of Mithras.

CIMRM 881

Lamp with human dismemberment scene from Arles

This lamp, depicting a man slicing his victim into pieces with a sword, was believed to be associated with the Cult of Mithras.

CIMRM 880

More info

Location
Narbonensis, Gallia, today in the area of Arles (France)

From the Wikipedia Arles is a coastal city and commune in southern France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of Provence. A large part of the Camargue, the largest wetlands in France, is located within the territory of the commune, which is the largest in Metropolitan France in terms of geographic territory. In non-metropolitan France, Maripasoula in French Guiana is the largest French commune in general. The city has a long history.

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TNML 5

Published on 22 Apr 2023

Updated on 21 May 2026