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The Mithraeum was inserted into the basement of the basilica-theater by the 3rd century.
This dedicatory inscription by Aurelius Seleucus, found in Cilicia, aligns with Plutarch’s account of Cilician pirates performing foreign sacrifices and secret rites of Mithras.
The Mithraic relief from Baris, in present-day Turkey, shows what appears to be a proto-version of the Tauroctony, with a winged Mithras surrounded by two Victories.
This plaque, located on the western staircase of the Palace of Darius, mentions the god Mithra together with Ahura Mazda as protectors of King Artaxerxes III Ochus.
The Mithraeum of Marino presents an unusually elongated structure with depictions from the Severian period.
These fragments of a monumental relief of Mithras killing the bull from Koenigshoffen were reassembled and are now on display at the Musée Archéologique de Strasbourg.
This relief is so well-known that it has been reproduced in nearly every handbook of archaeology and of history of religions.
The importance of the Mithraeum of Marino lies in its frescoes, the most significant of which is that of Mithras slaying the bull, surrounded by mythological scenes.
The tauroctonic relief from Dragus includes a naked flying figure that Vermaseren has identified as Phosporus or Lucifer.
This relief of Mithras killing the bull includes various singular features specific to the Danubian area.
This remarkable marble statue of Mithras killing the bull from Apulum includes a unique dedication by its donor, featuring the rare term signum, seldom found in Mithraic contexts.
Mithraic Influence on Early Christian Symbolism and Church – Architecture
This gemstone depicting Mithras killing the bull, preserved in the Ploiești Museum, originated from Prahova County or south of the Danube area.
This fragmentary scupture of Mithras killing the bull belongs to the Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA.
This remarkable double-sided relief depicts the myth of Mithras and the Tauroctony on one side, and a scene of Mithras the hunter and the banquet of Mithras and the Sol on the other.
The Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere preserves frescoes depicting several scenes of the initiation rites.
The Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres (Sette Sfere) is of great importance for the understanding of the cult, because of its black-and-white mosaics depicting the planets, the zodiac and related elements.
Over the last century or so, a great deal has been said about the god Mithras and his mysteries, which became known to the European world mainly through his Roman cultus during the Imperial Period.
The Mithraeum of Thermes in Greece was discovered in 1915 by Bogdan Filov.
This is the first known inscription that includes Phanes alongside Mithras found in a Mithraic context.
