The New Mithraeum Database

This inscription found in the Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres mentions the Pater Marco Aemiliio Epaphrodito known from other monuments in Ostia.

In this fresco from Dura Europos, Mithras is represented as a hunter accompanied by the lion and the serpent.

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

This is a reconstruction of the 2nd level initiation, the Nymphus or male bride.

The concluding book of Apuleius’ Golden Ass (or Metamorphoses), where Lucius, the story’s protagonist, undergoes initiation into the mysteries of Isis and Osiris.

A concise guide for curatores on how to prepare, structure, and publish articles on The New Mithraeum.

The altar depicting a lion-headed figure from Bordeaux includes a sculpted ewer and a patera on the sides.

C’est en 1986, à l’occasion de la restructuration de l’ancien magasin Parunis, qu’une fouille de sauvetage archéologique fut réalisée cours Victor Hugo.

This plaque, now on display in the British Museum, may have come from the Aldobrandini Mithraeum in Ostia.

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.

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.

Le culte romain de Mithra. Entre réalités antiques et fantasmes contemporains ! Par Richard Veymiers, directeur du Domaine et Musée royal de Mariemont.

I study because not enough do.

Fresco du Mithraeum de Hawarte, Syria, depicts Mithras' victory over the Sun.

Jean-Christophe Piot a participé à la réalisation de l'exposition 'Le mystère Mithra' en réalisant des pastilles sonores sur certaines œuvres de l'exposition.

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Mithras But Were Afraid to Ask.

The monument was dedicated by two brothers, one of them being the Pater of his community.

This inscription reveals the names of 36 cultori of Sentinum, one of whom bears the title of pater leonum.

PhD Thesis by Vittoria Canciani, coordinated by A. Mastrocinque. Verona, 14th April 2022.

We propose to revisit a passage by the prolific author Marteen Vermaseren that highlights correspondences today forgotten between the Roman Mithras and its Eastern counterparts.