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Dec 2023
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The New Mithraeum

It is indeed surprising to see Mithras represented in the Middle Ages, as we tend to assume that paganism was forgotten at an early date. Well, some representations of Mithras killing the bull in key locations in Europe prove the opposite. To what extent did medieval masons know about the cult of Mithras?

Here are the best known examples:

* https://www.mithraeum.eu/monument/764
* https://www.mithraeum.eu/monument/763
* https://www.mithraeum.eu/monument/762.

 
The New Mithraeum
Update! Found a new post-classical monument, this one from the French Renaissance: https://www.mithraeum.eu/monument/771. And from now on, all post-classical monuments will be available here: https://www.mithraeum.eu/quaere.php?tag=postclassical