The New Mithraeum Database

The Mithras killing the bull sculpture from Sidon, currently Lebanon.

CIMRM 76

From Lebanon

The relief of the Sidon Tauroctony includes the signs of the zodiac and the four seasons, among other common elements.

CIMRM 75

From Lebanon

The Cautes of Sidon who wields an axe also wears a piece of cloth on his left arm.

CIMRM 82

From Lebanon

In this case, a quiver has been attached to the tree-stump behind the torchbearer.

CIMRM 83

From Lebanon

Edmon Durighello, a journalist, discovered this Aion marble in 1887.

CIMRM 78, 79

From Lebanon

Cautopates sculpture of Sidon features a snake near his left leg.

CIMRM 81

From Lebanon

Sculpture depicting Mithras carrying a young bull on his shoulders.

CIMRM 77

From Lebanon

The Hekataion of Sidon shows a triple Hekate surrounded by three dancing nymphs.

CIMRM 84, 85

From Lebanon

There are two Venus from the Mithraeum of Sidon, one in bronze and the other in Parian marble.

CIMRM 86

From Lebanon

The Sidon sculpture includes a dog jumping between Cautes's legs.

CIMRM 80

From Lebanon

The Mithraeum of Sidon escaped destruction because the followers of Mithras walled off the entrance to the underground sanctuary.

CIMRM 74

From Lebanon

Pater nominos at Sidon Mithraeum.

A study of the religious system of Mithraism, one of the 'mystery cults' popular in the Roman Empire contemporary with early Christianity. Roger Beck describes Mithraism from the point of view of the initiate engaging with the religion and its rich symbol

Avant-propos Ce volume comprend, à côté de nombreux comptes rendus, regroupés dans le fascicule 2, une série de dossiers traitant de thèmes chers à la revue (l'Orient hellénisé), ou illustrant une approche pluridisciplinaire. Trois d'entre eux prennent

Robert Turcan, Mithras Platonicus. Recherches sur l'hellénisation philosophique de Mithra. Leiden, E. J. Brill, 1975. 24 x 15,5, xι + 145 p., 5 pi. d'illustr. h. t., 2 index (Études préliminaires aux religions orientales dans l'Empire romain, t. 47).

Quand Cumont mourut, le 20 août 1947, il avait pu relire déjà en premières épreuves l'ensemble de ce livre, sauf le dernier chapitre et les Notes Complémentaires. Les amis qu'il avait chargés de le publier l'ont fait avec un soin pieux. Ils y ont ajouté u