Temples of Mithras

The Mithraeum of the House of Diana was installed in two Antonine halls, northeast corner of the House of Diana, in the late 2nd or early 3rd century.

CIMRM 216

From Italy

The Mithraeum of the Snakes preserves paintings of serpents, representing Genius Loci, part of an older private sanctuary, which were respected in the temple of Mithras.

CIMRM 294

From Italy

The Mithraeum I of Ptuj contains the foundation, altars, reliefs and cult imagery found in it.

CIMRM 1487

From Slovenia

Emperor Julian may have been initiated into the cult of the god Mithras at the Mithraeum of Vienne, France, according to Turcan.

CIMRM 901, 904

From France

Lors de la construction de l’église Saint-Paul en 1911, un mithraeum a été mis au jour à Koenigshoffen/Königshoffen, vicus gallo-romain situé aux abords du camp légionnaire de Strasbourg-Argentorate.

CIMRM 1335

From France

One of the rooms in a sustantive masonry building in Hollytrees Meadow was considered to be a Mithreum, a theory that has now been discarded.

CIMRM 829

From United Kingdom

The Mithraeum of Rudchester was discovered in 1844 on the brow of the hill outside the roman station.

CIMRM 838

From United Kingdom

The Mithraeum I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.

From Germany

The Mithraeum II in Stockstadt was in fact the first one known built in the vicus. It was destroyed by fire around 210.

From Germany

The Mithraeum of Spoleto was found in 1878 by the professor Fabio Gori on behalf of Marquis Filippo Marignoli, owner of the land.

CIMRM 673

From Italy

The Mithraeum of Frutosus was in a temple assigned to the guild of the stuppatores.

CIMRM 226

From Italy

In 1938 this Mithraeum was found 3.45 mtrs under the Basilica of S. Lorenzo in Damaso, in a cellar near the Sacrament's Chapel.

CIMRM 421

From Italy

The Mithraeum of Aldobrandini was excavated in 1924 by G. Calza on the premises belonging to the Aldobrandini family.

CIMRM 232

From Italy

The temple contained hundreds of ceramic vessels and animal bones, which may indicated that a grand Mithraic feast was celebrated before its closing.

From Belgium

The Mithraeum of Santa Prisca houses remarkable frescoes showing the initiates in procession.

CIMRM 476

From Italy

The Mithraeum under the Basilica of San Clemente made part of a notable Roman house.

CIMRM 338

From Italy

The Mithraeum of Angera (or Wolf's Den as this cave is popularly called) is the only temple devoted to Mithras known to date in Lombardy.

From Italy

The Mithraeum of the Circus Maximus was discovered in 1931 during work carried out to create a storage area for the scenes and costumes of the Opera House within the Museums of Rome building.

CIMRM 434

From Italy

The Mithraeum of Koenigsbrunn is the only one preserved in the ancient Roman province of Rhaetia, current Bavaria.

From Germany

Mithraeum II was found at Ptuj at a distance of 20 m south of the Mithraeum I in 1901.

CIMRM 1509

From Slovenia