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The New Mithraeum Database

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Inscription on the leonteum of Umbria

This plaque from Carsulae, in Umbria, refers to the creation of a leonteum erected by the lions at their own expense.

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Goblet from Angers

The spherical ceramic cup found at the Mithraeum in Angers bears an inscription to the unconquered god Mithras.

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Marble statues of Cautes and Cautopates from Rusicade

Two marble statues of Cautes and Cautopates discovered in the Mithraeum of Rusicade, accompanied by symbolic animals including a lion, scorpion, dolphin and bird.

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Mithra en dialogue (1) - Frantz Grenet (2025-2026)

Séminaire du 5 mai 2026 : The Lord of the Covenant: Mihr the judge and the celebration of Mihragān.

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Tauroctony from the Gran Mitreo de Mérida

These fragments of a monumental tauroctony found in the Cerro de San Albín must have decorated the Gran Mitreo de Mérida, which has not yet been found.

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Tauroctony from Palazzo Mattei di Giove

This relief of Mithras as a bullkiller, probably found in Rome, has been part of the Palazzo Mattei collection since at least the end of the 18th century.

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Altar with Minerva and a water god

According to the inscription on it, this altar probably supported a statue of Jupiter.

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Mithraic rock and vase from Rusicade

Both objects have a snake winding itself around them.

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Small Aion from unkown provenence

Its base is partially broken, so it is unclear if the figure was standing on a globe, an expected position, or not.

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Bronze fibula with lion-headed Aion from Carnuntum

Bronze fibula from Petronell-Carnuntum, depicting a standing lion-headed Aion.

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Mithraic arcosolium of Catacombe de Marcellino e Pietro

A dinner scene with Sabina from the Catacombe dei Santi Marcellino e Pietro, near Rome, may have been commissioned by a follower of Mithras.

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Aion of Memphis

This statue of the god lion-head was found in Memphis, Egypt.

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Mosaics from Mitreo degli Animali

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

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Marble statue of Cautopates with owl from Rome

White marble statue of Cautopates with crossed legs, accompanied by an owl beside a tree trunk.

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Cult vessel with snake representations of St. Egyden

Upon first examination, archaeologists interpreted the inscription on the cult vessel from Gradishje as referencing Mithras, though it has since been re-evaluated.

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Fresco Tauroctony of Mitreo di Marino

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.

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Second phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis

This second relief depicting a phallus from Tiddis, Algeria, has been positioned alongside its counterpart atop pillars that greet visitors to the Mithras shrine.

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Main Tauroctony relief from Dura Europos

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

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Relief of Aion on globe

The lion-headed god is standing on a globe encicled by two crossed bands on which five pearls.

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Tauroctony from Circo Massimo

This remarkable marble relief from the end of the 3rd century was discovered in the most remote room of the Mithraeum in the Circo Massimo.

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