The New Mithraeum Database

This monument bears an inscription that describes the god Mithra as young, which is quite unusual.

TNMM518 – CIMRM 315

Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.

Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.

Ostia may have been Rome's first colony. According to legend, Ancus Marcius, the fourth king of Rome, destroyed the area and founded the colony. An inscription seems to confirm the foundation of the ancient castrum of Ostia in the 7th century BC.

The ancient Roman worshippers were likely in altered states of consciousness.

The frescoes depict several figures dressed in different garments associated with the Mithraic degrees.

TNMM104 – CIMRM 268

Several figures related to the Mysteries of Mithras are depicted on the mosaics of the Mithraeum of the Animals.

TNMM168 – CIMRM 279

This small monument bear the inscriptions of a certain Caelius Ermeros, antistes at the Mithraeum of the Painted Walls.

TNMM583 – CIMRM 269

The mosaic bears an inscription indicating the name of the owner.

TNMM490 – CIMRM 301

In the cult niche of the Mitreo del Caseggiato di Diana there is a list of words that could indicate names and measurements.

TNMM684 – CIMRM 218