The New Mithraeum Database

This shrine developed towards the end of 2nd century and remained active until beginning 4th.

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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.

Laurent Bricault révolutionne les études mithriaques avec l’exposition Le Mystère Mithra. Rencontre à Toulouse avec ce professeur pour une plongée fascinante dans les dernières découvertes sur ce culte invincible.

Peter Mark Adams: ‘The initiation was a frightening experience that caused some people to panic as a flood of otherworldly entities swept through the ritual space.’

The marble statue of Cautes, found in the Mithraeum of Santa Prisca, was originally a Mercury.

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Even if only a few fragments remain, it is very likely that the main niche of the Mitreo di Santa Prisca contained the usual representation of Mithras killing the bull.

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The fragmented tauroctony of the Mitreo di Santa Prisca rests on the naked figure of a bearded man, probably Ocean or Saturn.

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Tauroctony in black marble on display at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California.

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This relief of Mithras slaying the bull is unique because of the representation of Tellus lying under the bull.

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