The New Mithraeum Database

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.

Franz Cumont considers the bas relief of Osterburken ’the most remarkable of all the monuments of the cult of Mithras found up to now’.

Tracing the links between the cult of Mithras and the Proud Boys’ quest for identity, power, and belonging. How ancient rituals and brotherhood ideals resurface in radical modern movements.

Mithraic Influence on Early Christian Symbolism and Church – Architecture

The Mithraeum or Angers contained numerous objects, including coins, oil lamps and a ceramic vessel engraved with a votive inscription to the invincible god Mithras.

This is the first known inscription that includes Phanes alongside Mithras found in a Mithraic context.

Conference by Freemason Chris Ruli on the parallels between the cult of Mithras, Freemasonry and other initiatic orders.

There is no consensus on the authenticity of this monument erected by a certain Secundinus in Lugdunum, Gallia.

This small cippus to Zeus, Helios and Serapis includes Mithras as one of the main gods, although some authors argue that it could be the name of the donor.

The Mithraeum of Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the largest known to date.

This inscription shows that Publilius Ceionius, most distinguished man, dedicated a temple to Mithras at Mila, in the modern Constantina, Algeria.

This inscription by a certain Aphrodisius was found under the old city hall of Algiers.

On one of the capitals of the cathedral of Santa Maria Nuova in Monreale, Sicily, an unusual turbaned bull-slaying Mithras has been recorded.

What appears to be a representation of Mithras killing the bull appears in the 12th century frescoes of the Basilica dei Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome.

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.

The relief of Mithras killing the bull, found near Zvornik in Bosnia and Herzegovina, features some variations on the usual scene.

The two altars found in the Mithraeum of Mundelsheim one of Sol and the other of Luna, are exposed in situ.

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.

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