Exploring religion, rituals, archaeological insights, and historical impact of the Cult of Mithras in the Danubian provinces.
Notitiae
Lenni George on Hekate’s development across ancient traditions, from mystery cults to magical practice and philosophical thought.
On what Hekate’s name may or may not tell us, and why the uncertainty matters.
At Rome’s twilight, amid political upheaval and Christian ascendancy, Vettius Agorius Praetextatus embodied pagan intellect, virtue, and authority across senatorial, military, and mystical spheres.
By reading Orphic theology together with Eleusinian ritual practice, the mysteries emerge as a structured mystagogy of transformation:…
Introductio
Press clips
Archaeologists at Doliche are now excavating houses around the vast Mithras temple to learn how people lived beside the sanctuary.
Newsroom
The Mysteries of Mithras is an independent Initiatic Order which is inspired by and uses the allegory of the lost and ancient Mithraic Mysteries also known as Mithraism a previously influential Roman Cult of the same name.
Mysteriesofmithras/sandbox
Over the last century or so, a great deal has been said about the god Mithras and his mysteries, which became known to the European world mainly through his Roman cultus during the Imperial Period.
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A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief.
Las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento arqueológico romano de la villa de Mithra, en Cabra (Córdoba), han deparado el excepcional hallazgo de un mitreo, o zona destinada al culto al dios Mithra, cuya estatua fue descubierta hace unos 70 años.
Agencia
The Mithraeum of Saara, Syria, has been identified through the deciphering of the remains of the iconographic programme on its arch.
Mithraeum discovered in 1887–1888, located about 85 m north of the castellum at Ober-Florstadt, built on a hillside with a central aisle, benches, and an altar podium.
An inscription mentioning a speleum decorated by Publilius Ceionius suggests the location of a mithraeum in Cirta, the capital of Numidia.
The Mackwiller Mithraeum was built in the middle of the 2nd century, during the reign of Antoninus the Pious, on the site of a spring already worshipped by the natives.
Tauroctony stele from Nicopolis ad Istrum
Iron sword and crown of Güglingen
Aion of Mérida
Tauroctony from Villa Borghese
Mithras petrogenitus from Villa Giustiniani
Mosaic of Sette Sfere
Incensiary vessel of Dieburg
CIMRM 597
Altar by Hermanio of Poetovio
Sententia
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And what about the lily-like flower? Is it just me, or does it look like a opium poppy?
on CIMRM 1743
It is ironic that the logo of "the new mithraeum" represents the Platonic cosmic chiasma
nice image of a parthian king!
on Hatra Temple
Thank you for sharing @dominique.persoons It would be great if we can get it in a better definition.
Thank you for the beautiful image and the information. I haven’t had the chance to visit it yet…
Not yet. I’ll publish it in the group asap
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A revision of this: [ref:6a071346a6001]
The journey of the soul in the Mithraic ritual: hypothesis of resurrection or reincarnation…
on Mithraeum at Santa Maria Capua Vetere. Revisited in February 2026
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