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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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Joined December 2020
 
 
Nov 2024
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Petrogeny from Aquileia

This fragment of a sculpture depicting the birth of Mithras from a rock, intertwined with a chaotic mass of serpent coils, was discovered in Aquileia, Italy.

 
Nov 2024
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Proficentius

Pater sacrorum and founder of the Mithraeum under the Basilica of S. Lorenzo.

 
Nov 2024
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Mitreo di Capodimonte

The Mithraeum of Visentium, near Capodimonte in Viterbo, was carved grotto-style into a tuff cliff overlooking the waters of Lake Bolsena, just a few dozen metres away.

 
Nov 2024
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Sabazios with tauroctony from Bolsena

This unusual bronze bust of Sabazios features multiple symbolic elements, including Mithras slaying the bull beneath his chest.

 
Nov 2024
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Tablet of Antiochus I from Samsat

"The remaining figure on this monument, Herakles, was previously misidentified as Apollo on this remarkable black basalt tablet from Samsat, known in Roman times as Samosata.

 
Nov 2024
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Antiochus I

King of the Greco-Iranian Kingdom of Commagene.

 
Nov 2024
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Marcus Aurelius Seleucus

Lifelong *pater* of Mithras in Anazarbus, holding the civic title "Father of the Homeland.".

 
Nov 2024
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Mithraic inscription from Anazarba

This dedicatory inscription by a pater of Mithras, found in Cilicia, aligns with Plutarch’s account of Cilician pirates performing foreign sacrifices and secret rites of Mithras.

 
Nov 2024
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Second phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis

This second relief depicting a phallus from Tiddis, Algeria, has been positioned alongside its counterpart atop pillars that greet visitors to the Mithras shrine.

 
Nov 2024
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Slab from the Palace of Darius at Persepolis

This plaque, located on the western staircase of the Palace of Darius, mentions the god Mithra together with Ahura Mazda as protectors of King Artaxerxes III Ochus.

 
Nov 2024
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Tauroctony relief from Apulum

This relief of Mithras killing the bull includes various singular features specific to the Danubian area.

 
Nov 2024
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Taurcotony of Secundinus

This remarkable marble statue of Mithras killing the bull from Apulum includes a unique dedication by its donor, featuring the rare term signum, seldom found in Mithraic contexts.

 
Nov 2024
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Tauroctony of Gérman

This remarkable relief of Mithras killing the bull was found in 2014 in Gérman, near Sofia, Bulgaria, and is now housed in the Sofia History Museum.

 
Nov 2024
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Jesus or Mithras? by Dr. Reza Assasi - ACSF 2023 - New York City

Mithraic Influence on Early Christian Symbolism and Church – Architecture

 
Nov 2024
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Tauroctony gemstone from Ploiești

This gemstone depicting Mithras killing the bull, preserved in the Ploiești Museum, originated from Prahova County or south of the Danube area.

 
Oct 2024
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Celestial Ascent in Myth and Cult

The Dream of Scipio, the Orphic Gold Plates, and the Mithra Liturgy are compared revealing a common cosmovision predicated on the microcosm.

 
Oct 2024
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Tauroctony of the Collezione Torlonia

This remarkable Greek marble relief of Mithras killing the bull was discovered in 1705 and remained in private collections until it was bought by the Louvre.

 
Sep 2024
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Kastos (father)

Together with his son, with whom he shares his name, Kastos has dedicated several monuments in Rome to the glory of Zeus Helios Mithras.

 
Sep 2024
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Kastos (son)

Together with his father, Kastos dedicated several monuments in Rome to the glory of Zeus Helios Mithras.

 
Sep 2024
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Dedication to Zeus-Helios, Mithras, and Phanes

This is the first known inscription that includes Phanes alongside Mithras found in a Mithraic context.

 
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