The New Mithraeum Database

Gaius dedicated an altar to the god Invictus in Emerita Augusta in the 2nd century.

Centurio of the Legio III Augusta, Florus dedicated an altar to the unconquered Sol Mithras in El Gahra.

Hector erected an altar to Mithras in Emerita Augusta ’by means of a divine vision’, something unusual in Hispania.

Marcus Statius Niger was a lion who erected an altar to Cautopates in Statio, the present-day Angera, with his brother Gaius.

Roman emperor, son of the emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius.

Veteran of the Legio VIII Augusta

Eques Romanus and Pater active in S. Stefano Rotondo.

For the health of this man, a small altar was dedicated to the god Invictus in the Emerita Augusta.

Centurio frumentarius probably from Tarraco, who served in the Legio VII Gemina located in Emerita Agusta.

Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.

Laurent Bricault révolutionne les études mithriaques avec l’exposition Le Mystère Mithra. Rencontre à Toulouse avec ce professeur pour une plongée fascinante dans les dernières découvertes sur ce culte invincible.

Con motivo del descubrimiento de un mitreo en Mitra en Cabra, charlamos con uno de los referentes del mitraísmo, Jaime Alvar. Con él, repasamos los testimonios hasta hoy conocidos y las especificidades del culto mitraico en Hispania.

On the occasion of the discovery of a Mithraeum in Cabra, Spain, we talk to Jaime Alvar, a leading figure in the field of Mithraism. With him, we examine the testimonies known to date and the peculiarities of the cult of Mithras in Hispania.

The remains of the Mithraeum of Aosta, also known as the Mitreo di Augusta Praetoria, were discovered in 1953 in insula 59, in a commercial district of the ancient city.

TNMM791

This altar to the god Sol invicto Mithra was erected by a legate during Maximin’s reign in Lambaesis, Numidia.

TNMM616 – CIMRM 134

The Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.

TNMM587

Set in a Roman necropolis, the so-called Mithraeum of the Elephant takes its name from an elephant statue found in one of the tombs.

TNMM289

This altar was erected by Hermadio, who also signed other monuments in Dacia and even in Rome.

TNMM578 – CIMRM 2146

The vase bears an inscription to the god but also 'king' Mithras.

TNMM419

This terra sigillata was found in 1926 in a grave on the Roman cemetery of St. Matthias, Trier. An eyelet indicates that it could have been hung on a wall.

TNMM303