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The many lives of Mithras

We speak with Israel Campos Méndez about questions that continue to divide scholars: what links the Indo-Iranian Mithra to the deity worshipped in the Roman Empire, and what do we really know about the origins of Roman Mithraism?

Andreu Abuín
Andreu Abuín

Notitiae

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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.

     
  • Temple of Garni

    After Christianity was adopted, most pagan monuments were destroyed or abandoned. Garni, however, was preserved at the request of the sister of King Tiridates II and used as a summer residence for Armenian royalty.

     
  • Mithraeum I of Stockstadt

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

     
  • Mithraeum of Zerzevan

    A Mithraeum was discovered in 2007, during the excavations at the Zerzevan Castle.

     

Sententia

Guest insights

Israel Campos

A revision of this: [ref:6a071346a6001]

on Tauroctony from Santiponce

 

Milen Ivanov

В египетски има дума heka което означава магия дори…

on A name older than Greece

 

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

 
 

Dominique PERSOONS

337 At the Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere, the image reveals Oceanus and Terra in opposition…

on Mitreo di Santa Prisca

 

Mateusz Zalewski

The Two Gates: Thank you very much for sharing this Dominique. Traditionally…

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

 

The New Mithraeum

;) and what about the armour!

on a post

 

The New Mithraeum

Brilliant find. Thanks as usual!

on Altar from Paks

 

Dominique PERSOONS

He does indeed have a life jacket; it was mandatory for the Romans.

on a post

 
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