The New Mithraeum Database

Mount Nemrut or Nemrud is one of the highest peaks in the eastern Taurus Mountains, southeastern Turkey. On its summit large statues stand around what is supposed to be a royal tomb from the 1st century BC.

TNMM79 – CIMRM 28

Set in a Roman necropolis, the so-called Mithraeum of the Elephant takes its name from an elephant statue found in one of the tombs.

TNMM289

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.

The Aion of Arles includes nine signs of the zodiac in three groups of three, between the spirals of the serpent.

TNMM148 – CIMRM 879

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.

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

TNMM176 – CIMRM 1292, 1293

The tauroctony relief of Sidon depicts the signs of the zodiac and the four seasons, among other familiar features.

TNMM142 – CIMRM 75

The Aion / Phanes relief, currently on display in the Gallerie Estensi, Moneda, is associated with two Eastern mysteric religions: Mithraism and Orphism.

TNMM327 – CIMRM 695, 696

The rich mosaics of the Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres include the the signs of the Zodiac.

TNMM610 – CIMRM 242

This relief of Mithras killing the bull includes an unusual owl at the feet of Cautopates and a cock next to Cautes.

TNMM589