The New Mithraeum Database

This scene of the main fresco of the Mithraeum Barberini seems to depict part of the initiation into the Mithraic Mysteries.

Italy

Lors de la construction de l’église Saint-Paul en 1911, un mithraeum a été mis au jour à Koenigshoffen/Königshoffen, vicus gallo-romain situé aux abords du camp légionnaire de Strasbourg-Argentorate.

CIMRM 1335

France

The small Mithraic altar found at Cerro de San Albin, Merida, bears an inscription to the health of Caius Iulius.

CIMRM 795

Spain

This Mithraic temple, aka Mithraeum of the Olympii, was discovered in the 15th century in Rome, although traces have been lost except for a few monuments with remarkable inscriptions.

CIMRM 399

Italy

Intervention de Nicolas Amoroso, commissaire de l'exposition.

Journée scientifique du 17 décembre 2021 au Musée royal de Mariemont, dans le cadre de l’exposition 'Le Mystère Mithra. Plongée au cœur d’un culte romain'.

This marble slab bears an inception be the Pater Proficentius to whom Mithras has suggested to build and devote a temple.

CIMRM 423

Italy

The relief marble of Mithras sacrifying the bull, exposed on the Hermitage Museum comes from Rome.

CIMRM 603, 604

Italy

White marble relief depicting Mithras slaying the bull, dedicated by Atimetus.

CIMRM 546, 547

Italy

This is the earliest known sculpture of a Roman Mithraic tauroctony.

CIMRM 593, 594

Italy

Mithras rock-born from Villa Giustiniani was holding a bunch of grapes in its raised right hand instead of a torch, probably due to a restoration.

CIMRM 590, 591

Italy

Small white marble altar made in honour of Mithras found at San Albín, Mérida.

CIMRM 796

Spain

The tablet shows a dedication by a Roman soldier.

CIMRM 1739

Hungary

This damaged relief of Mithras killing the bull found in 1804 and formerly exposed at Gap, is now lost.

CIMRM 898, 899

France

The Mithraeum of Caernarfon, in Walles, was built in three phases during the 3rd century, and destroyed at the end of the 4th.

CIMRM 2374

United Kingdom

Praefectus vehiculorum, an official of the Roman courier service.

The relief of Mithras killing the bull of Stefano Rotodon preserves part of his polycromy and depicts two unusual figures: Hesperus and an owl.

Italy

The Mitreo dei Castra Peregrinorum was discovered under the church of Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome.

Italy

The statue of Mercury in Merida bears a dedication from the Roman Pater of a community in the city in 155.

CIMRM 780, 781

Spain

Second Mithraic monument dedicated by the Kastos family, found not far from the Arco di S. Lazzaro, in Rome.

CIMRM 473

Italy