The New Mithraeum Database

This inscription by a certain Aphrodisius was found under the old city hall of Algiers.

CIMRM 151

From Algeria

Aphrodisius, probably of Greek origin, must have been a slave of the Cornelii.

Both objects have a snake winding itself around them.

CIMRM 127, 128

From Algeria

Latin writer, Platonic philosopher and rhetorician.

These twin inscriptions found in the Mithraeum of Tazoult were dedicated by the legate Marcus Valerius Maximianus.

CIMRM 137

From Algeria

The Mithraeum of Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras's temples in Africa.

From Algeria

The statue of Skikda has seven holes in his hair for fastening rays.

CIMRM 126

From Algeria

Many of the inscriptions and sculptures of the site were kept in a museum which has been destroyed.

CIMRM 121

From Algeria

The lion-headed figure of Skikda includes a pine-apple beside his feet.

CIMRM 125

From Algeria

The Mithraeum was housed in a cave. The vault is almost dome-shaped and in front of the cave there is enough space for a possible adjacent temple.

CIMRM 162

From Algeria

The phallus from Tiddis, Algeria, has been represented as a cock.

From Algeria