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The New Mithraeum Database

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Mithréum de Biesheim-Kunheim

The Mithraeum of Biesheim-Kunheim is located near the ancient village of Altkirch, near the Rhin.

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Tauroctony from Pisa

This white marble relief of Mithas killing the sacred bull was found embedded in the building of a noble family in Pisa.

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Mithréum de Mandelieu

Excavations in 1979 on the remains of the church of Notre-Dame d'Avigonet in Mandelieu, Alpes-Maritimes, brought to light a small mithraeum.

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Dedication inscription from Koenigshoffen Mithraeum

The inscription reports the restoration of the coloured painting of the main relief of the Mithraeum by a veteran of the Legio VIII Augusta.

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Gnostic amulet with Mithras monogram

This silver amulet depicts Abraxas on one side and the first verses of the Book of Genesis in Hebrew on the other.

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Tauroctony relief from Crikvine

This relief of Mithras killing the sacred bull was found in 1908 near Klisa, in the surroundings of Salona, the ancient capital of Roman Dalmatia.

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Mithraic exvoto of Dalmatia

The altar that now stands in Split was dedicated to Invincible Mithras for the health of a dear friend.

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Tauroctony relief of Fertőrákos

The main cultic relief of Mithras slaying the bull of Fertorakos was carved into the rock face.

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The Worship of the Generative Powers

Wright’s extended essay on Phallic worship is distinguished by much better scholarship and writing than some of the other works of this genre.

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Nabarzes

Hominibus bagis bitam.

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Inscription of Vaison-la-Romaine

This is one of the few known Mithraic inscriptions dedicated by a member who attained the grade of Perses.

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Ara of the Mithraeum of Lugo

Victorius Victorious, centurion of the Legio VII, erected the altar in honour of the Lugo garrison and of the Victorius Secundus and Victor, his freedmen.

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Silvia de Wild

MA Classics & Ancient Civilizations, Teacher of Classics, Epigraphist

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Inscription with Cautes and Cautopates of Steklen

An unusual feature of this very ancient relief is that Cautopates carries a cockerel upside down, while Cautes carries it right-side up.

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Maria Ampati

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Andy Fear

Lecturer in Ancient History

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Hyenas or Lionesses? Mithraism and Women in the Religious World of the Late Antiquity

In this article, Chalupa examines the scant evidence that has been found for the presence of women in the Roman cult of Mithras.

Notitia

Mapping Roman sanctuaries

The Digital Atlas of Roman Sanctuaries in the Danubian Provinces (DAS) is the first comprehensive and open access representation of sacralised spaces in the area.

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Mitreo del Circo Massimo

The Mithraeum of the Circus Maximus was discovered in 1931 during work carried out to create a storage area for the scenes and costumes of the Opera House within the Museums of Rome building.

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Intaglio of Mithras Tauroctonus at the Walters Art Museum

This ancient carnelian intaglio mounted in gold depicts Mithras slaying the bull surrounded by his companions Cautes and Cautopates.

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