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Mithras, a glocal god?

On universal traditions, local communities, initiation and ritual in the Roman cult of Mithras with Csaba Szabó.

Andreu Abuín
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Some places to visit

  • Mitreo d’Aosta

    The remains of the Mithraeum of Aosta, also known as the Mitreo di Augusta Praetoria, were discovered in 1953 in insula 59, in a commercial district of the ancient city.

     
  • Mithraeum of Inveresk

    The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.

     
  • Mithräum von Trier

    The Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.

     
  • Mitreo de la calle Espronceda

    The Mithraeum at Espronceda Street, in Merida, was discovered in 2000. It is a semi-subterranean temple.

     

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Guest insights

Isabelle Waine

salve. The site entry for Gaius Cassius Flavianus says there is attestation that he was part of the mithraeum at Ad Enum…

on Mithraeum of Inveresk

 

Israel Campos

A revision of this: [ref:6a071346a6001]

on Slab of Quintus Claudius from Santiponce

 

Dominique PERSOONS

Dear Professor Campos, Remarkable work, indeed! I have two modest reflexions to suggest:…

on The many lives of Mithras

 

Milen Ivanov

Привет! Имам забележка за превода: For good fortune…

on Tauroctony from Nicopolis ad Istrum

 

Yannick Schmidt

There has to be a mistake somewhere because it hase same CIMRM number as "Aion of Villa Albani"

on Cautopates in the Walters Art Museum

 

Hetanos Argonavord

Unfortunately, this relief from Artashat and the bull’s head from Garni have been poorly studied…

on a post

 

Dominique PERSOONS

Dear Amicus: as early as the 3rd century AD, Plotinus wrote that the soul was divided into a lower and a higher part: ".…

on Mithraeum at Santa Maria Capua Vetere. Revisited in February 2026

 

Dominique PERSOONS

I don’t understand why he needs a shower cap to go surfing.

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