The New Mithraeum Database

The Mithraeum of Carminiello ai Mannesi was installed in two rooms of a 1st century BC domus.

Jason Reza Jorjani, PhD, is a philosopher and author of Prometheus and Atlas, World State of Emergency, Lovers of Sophia, Novel Folklore: The Blind Owl of Sadegh Hedayat, and Iranian Leviathan: A Monumental History of Mithra's Abode.

Between the 1st and 4th centuries, Mithraism developed throughout the Roman world. Much material exists, but textual evidence is scarce. The only ancient work that fills this gap is Porphyry’s intense and complex essay.

The marble Tauroctony of Asciano, Siena, was donated by Franz Cumont to the Academia Belgica, Rome.

Possibly a Mithraic scene discovered in Mödling, Austria.

A first distinction can be made between the rituals of the Mithraic cult. The initiates commemorate the sacrifice of the Bull followed by the sacred banquet. In addition, there is a set of initiatory practices aimed at the incorporation and progression of members into the community…

Twelve centuries separate the decline of Roman Mithraism from the dawn of Freemasonry. Twelve centuries during which the mysteries of Mithras have remained more secret than ever.

This Raffaello Sanzio relief depicts a late Tauroctony.

The Temple of Mithras, inside an ancient military settlement, is situated on the eastern border of the Roman Empire.

Despite the current political landscape of the US, we can look to antiquity to see that the red cap was actually once a symbol of citizenship and welcome to the foreigner.

The Mithriac votive sculpture comes from a clandestine excavation in the Tarquinia area. The criminal chain is active in archaeological areas of Rome and southern Etruria.

Two fragments of red pottery, belonging to a plate (diam. 0.22), found "beim Bahneinschnitt in der Nahe der Schiitzenstrasze".

Fragment of pottery (diam. 0.095); find-spot unknown.

Three fragments of a plate (diam. 0.14), found at Treves, in the pottery's work- shops along the Ziegelstrasze near the Roman Wall.

Fragment of a limestone relief (H. 0.30 Br. 0.40 D. 0.09).

Fragment of a stone relief (H. 0.15 Br. 0.24 D. 0.13).

A fragment of a stone relief, broken in two pieces (H. 0.31 Br. 0.35 D. 0.03).

Fragment of a white stone relief (H. 0.23 Br. 0.29 D. 0.12).

Fragment of a pebble relief (H. 0.32 Br. 0.31 D. 0.13).

Small stone base (H. 0.17 Br. 0.16 D. 0.18), found in the bed of the river Nohain during operations at the railway (Sarriau).