The New Mithraeum Database

Serdika or Serdica is the historical Roman name of Sofia, now the capital of Bulgaria. Currently, Serdika is the name of a district located in the city. There are 6 kindergartens, 13 schools and 6 chitalishta in the territory of the district.

Tibiscum was a Dacian town mentioned by Ptolemy, later a Roman castra and municipium.

As usual, the solar god rises a dagger with one of his hands while emerges from the rock.

TNMM434 – CIMRM 2184

Hyacinthus, like Hermadio, seems to have been one of the profets of Mithraism in the Dacian region.

Roman emperor of humble origin who reunited the Empire and repelled the pressure of barbarian invasions and internal revolts.

The Tauroctony of Nicopolis ad Istrum is unique as it is the only Mithraic stele befitting a Greek donor.

TNMM341 – CIMRM 2264, 2265

This sculpture of Cautes holding a bull's head was found in 1882 in Sarmizegetusa, Romania.

TNMM522 – CIMRM 2122, 2123

The Cautopates with scorpion found in 1882 in Sarmizegetusa includes an inscription of a certain slave known as Synethus.

TNMM521 – CIMRM 2120, 2121

Account's assistant and slave, Synethus dedicated a Cautopates with a scorpion in Sarmizegetusa.

The rock of Mithra's birth in the Petrogenia of Sarmizegetusa is surrounded by a snake.

TNMM436 – CIMRM 2134