The New Mithraeum Database

Small Mithras relief found in the upper layer of the tophet at Carthage by Cintas in 1949.

One of the three altars to Mithras found at the Mithraeum of Carrawburgh fort.

One of the three altars to Mithras found at the Mithraeum of Carrawburgh fort.

This limestone statue of Cautes is now exposed at Great North Museum of Newcastle.

The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.

One of the rooms in a sustantive masonry building in Hollytrees Meadow was considered to be a Mithreum, a theory that has now been discarded.

The statue of Arimanius/Ahriman was found in 1874 under the city wall of York during the construction of the railway station.

The Mithraeum of Rudchester was discovered in 1844 on the brow of the hill outside the roman station.

Two embroidered pieces from an Egyptian grave, dated to the early centuries AD, now in the Benaki Museum in Athens, depicting a Mithraic procession with figures on horseback and attendants.

Marble altar from Thessalonike, Macedonia, with a dedication on the front and a pedum on the left side and a caduceus on the right — attributes associated with Mithraic cult furniture.

Small Mithraic sanctuary discovered in 1958 in the grotto called Adam near Tirgușor, Moesia Inferior, about 30 km from Constanța; the monuments are remarkable for their Greek inscriptions.

Archaeological context at Acbunar (Mircea Vodă) near Troesmis, Moesia Inferior, where twelve marble pieces, pottery, lamps, and a coin were found 30 metres from a Roman building, suggesting the presence of a Mithraeum.

White marble altar from Lopata in the Kumanovo district, Moesia Superior, associated with possible Mithraic sanctuary remains at the find-spot.

Small relief found in 1956 at Oarda de Sus near Alba Julia, Dacia, framed by a border; the upper part depicts the dressed bust of Mithras in Phrygian cap, the lower portion the bull-slaying scene.

Mithraic sanctuary in a steep rock face called Preslica at Nefertara near Plevlje, Dalmatia, described as carved into the cliff above a ravine with a carved tauroctony scene.

Natural rock enclosure at a quarter-hour's walk from Veliki Vitalj near Prozor, Dalmatia, used as a Mithraic sanctuary, with a tauroctony carved directly into the rock.

Mithraic sanctuary found in the district of Campona near Nagytétény, Pannonia Inferior, in 1934, yielding three inscribed altars, statue fragments, and other cult objects.

First Mithraic sanctuary in the potter's quarter of Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior; destroyed during the Marcoman wars; the rectangular building is known only from the four altars found side by side.

Limestone slab from the Mithraeum at Pohanica, Noricum, elaborately carved on both faces; a metal plate originally attached by pins to its interior was removed, probably by the Mithraists themselves — paralleled at Poetovio.

Sandstone altar with akroteria from the Mithraeum at Pohanica, Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Marcianus; the frame bears two outward-pointing darts as a decorative motif.