The New Mithraeum Database

independent research related to Mithraism

The small medallion depicts three scenes from the life of Mithras, including the Tauroctony. It may come from the Danube area.

Interested in Mithraism especially from its Zoroastrian perspective.

Design student, blacksmith and student of western magic traditions.

Possibly a Mithraic scene discovered in Mödling, Austria.

Emperor Caracalla ordered one of Rome’s largest temples to the god Mithras to be built in the baths bearing his name.

Pater Patrum at Vieu (Valromey)

The site was destroyed in the 5th century but some elements, including the benches, can still been seen.

Sandstone base carved on two sides, with a head of Medusa framed by acanthus leaves and a reclining lion holding a head between its forelegs.