Support The New MithraeumThe New Mithraeum is an independent, non-profit project dedicated to Mithraic studies, ancient religions and classical culture.Developed and maintained independently since 2007, the site exists without advertising, paywalls or institutional funding. If you have found value in its articles, interviews, photographs or database, please consider supporting the project with a contribution.Every contribution helps keep The New Mithraeum open, free and alive.Thank you.
Pons Aelius, or Newcastle Roman Fort, was an auxiliary castra and small Roman settlement on Hadrian's Wall in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior, situated on the north bank of the River Tyne close to the centre of present-day Newcastle upon Tyn
