The New Mithraeum Database

The Mithraeum II in Stockstadt was in fact the first one known built in the vicus. It was destroyed by fire around 210.

The Housesteads Mithraeum is an underground temple, now burried, discovered in 1822 in a slope of the Chapel Hill, outside of the Roman Fort at the Hadrian's Wall.

An anonymous late-antique Christian poem, traditionally attributed to Pseudo-Paulinus of Nola (Poema 32, vv. 109–111), that ridicules pagan cults and presents Mithras, Isis, and Serapis as gods of concealment, contradiction, and unstable forms rather than light…

Why did the Romans worship a Persian god? This book presents a new reading of the Mithraic iconography taking into account that the cult had a prophecy.

This graffito seems to be an account of offerings made by Mithras worshippers in the Cassegiato di Diana.

Acclaimed esoteric scholar @peter.mark.adams talks about his latest book, ‘Ritual and Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras’, interviewed by professor, writer and host of The New Mithraeum podcast @andreu.abuin.

Conversation with Peter Mark Adams on the occasion of the release of Ritual & Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras, by Theion Publishing.

Restoring the Mysteries: A Conversation with Peter Mark Adams on his new book ‘Ritual & Epiphany in the Mysteries of Mithras’.

Figures in procession, each representing a different grade of Mithraic initiation, labeled with their respective titles.

This sculpture of Mithras being born from a rock is unique in the position of the hands, one on his head, the other on the rock.

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

This monumental head of Antionchus I of Commagene is in Nemrut Dağı together with other representations of the Greco-Iranian king.

Tracing the links between the cult of Mithras and the Proud Boys’ quest for identity, power, and belonging. How ancient rituals and brotherhood ideals resurface in radical modern movements.

For the launch of our YouTube channel, we chat with the author, poet, essayist and friend Peter Mark Adams about the Sola-Busca Tarot, a Renaissance masterpiece, uncovering ties to the Mithras cult.

For the launch of our YouTube channel, we chat with the author, poet, essayist and friend Peter Mark Adams about the Sola-Busca tarot, a Renaissance masterpiece, uncovering ties to the Mithras cult.

The relief of Dieburg shows Mithras riding a horse as main figure, surrounded by several scenes of the myth.

This sandsotne head with a Phrygian, found in Fürth in 1730, probably belonged to a torach-bearer.

This marble head of Mithras was found in the Luxemburgerstrasze in Cologne, Germany.

The main relief of Mithras killing the bull from the Mithraeum of Dura Europos includes three persons named Zenobius, Jariboles and Barnaadath.

This head of Serapis from Cerro de San Albín may be unrelated to Mithras worship.