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The New Mithraeum Database

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Cnaeus Arrius Claudianus

Libertus from the Arrii-family to which also belonged the Emperor Antonius Pius.

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Claudius Arennius Reatinus

Pater from Nersae, Italia, known by an inscription of his mithraic Apronianus.

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Secundinius Amantius

He was cornicularius, supply officer, to the prefect of the Legion XXII Primigenia.

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Apronianus

Public treasurer known for several inscriptions to Mithras found in San Silvestro.

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Materninius Faustinus

He erected one of the last known mithraea on his property.

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Sextus Pompeius Maximus

Pater Patrum of Ostia, he officiated at the Mitreo Aldobrandini where he is mentioned in a couple of inscriptions.

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Secundinus

Imperial slave and head of the customs statio of Esca in Noricum.

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Marcus Antonius Victorinus

A powerful and wealthy man, founder of a mithraeum in the city of Aquincum of which he was the mayor.

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Tiberius Claudius Quintilianus

Known for the donation of the bronze plaque of Virunum.

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Gaius Valerius Heracles

Pater and priest of the Fagan Mithtraeum with several monuments to his name.

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Tiberius Claudius Hermes

He commissioned the main cult relief found in the Mithraeum of Circo Massimo.

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Martius Martialis

Pater who offered several monuments, including a temple, in Augusta Treverorum.

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Lucius Agrius Calendius

Dedicated a floor mosaic to his god.

 
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Mithraeum I of Stockstadt

The Mithraeum I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.

 
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Altar of Vettius Agrorius Praetextatus

The marble altar mentions Vettius Agrorius Praetextatus as Pater Sacrorum and Patrum and his wife Aconia Fabia Paulina.

 
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Mithraeum of Dunaújváros (Intercisa)

The Dunaújváros Mithraeum was discovered in 1973.

 
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Hekataion of Sidon

The Hekataion of Sidon, which depicts Hekate in her trimorphic form surrounded by three dancing girls, is the only example found to date in connection with the Mithraic cult.

 
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The Rites of Hekate. From Dirt to the Divine

The Rites of Hekate is a personal yet deeply rooted academic account of the current understanding of this ambivalent goddess, presented as an arcane and liminal archetype.

 
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Lion from Les Bolards

A limestone lion holding a flowing urn, discovered at the entrance of the Mithraeum of Les Bolards, reflects the ritual significance of water within the cult of Mithras.

 
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Proposal of a Mithraic ritual based on archaeological remains

Dominique Persoons proposes a reconstruction of Mithraic ritual based on archaeological remains, frescoes, and zodiacal symbolism. He interprets the mithraeum as a liturgical microcosm governing the descent, purification, and ascent of souls.

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