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Let’s talk about Mithras with Yolanda De Iuliis

Yolanda’s multimedia dissertation focuses on the cognitive mechanisms that motivate Mithras worshippers. Her work includes a podcast entitled Conversations about Mithras.

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Some places to visit

  • Mithraeum of Kapıkaya

    Mithras became the main deity worshipped in the sanctuary of Meter in Kapikaya, Turkey, in Roman times, at least until the fourth century.

     
  • Mithraeum of Cirta

    An inscription mentioning a speleum decorated by Publilius Ceionius suggests the location of a mithraeum in Cirta, the capital of Numidia.

     
  • Mitreo della domus dei capitelli

    Archaeologists discovered the 20th temple dedicated to Mithras in Ostia during the restoration of the domus del capitello di stucco in 2022.

     
  • Mithräum von Dieburg

    There are references to two places of worship from Dieburg, whereby the Mithraeum, discovered in 1926.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

The New Mithraeum

Brilliant find. Thanks as usual!

on Tauroctony relief from Paks

 

The New Mithraeum

Hi Yannick, thanks for checking. Just to clarify, 545 is the TNMM number, not the CIMRM number.

on Cautopates in the Walters Art Museum

 

Mateusz Zalewski

Dear Senior Amicus, While you are, strictly speaking, absolutely correct, it is worth recalling…

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

 

George Genung

Thank you for this article. It expands the discussion of the origins of the religion…

on Mithras, between the Eastern and Western worlds

 

The New Mithraeum

Thank you for sharing, much appreciated

on Slab of Quintus Claudius from Santiponce

 
 

The New Mithraeum

Indeed: “In front of the altars lay a ritual hearth, fed with special fuel made from Mediterranean pinecones…

on Tauroctony from Târgușor

 
 

Mateusz Zalewski

You are most welcome, I’m glad that it was of use. E Do ut Des, I give pro publico bono so that you may give to others…

on The Chaldean Oracles: A different perspective

 
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