To the great gods, Ulpius Egnatius Faventinus, clarissimus, public augur of the Roman people of the Quirites, sacred father and herald of the god Sol invincible Mithra, arch-herald of the god Liber, ...

The community may have been relatively large, with the dedicatee's accession to the fifth grade suggesting that the seven-grade ladder was located there, unless this accession to the Persian grade was ...

Pueri Superbi have a fourteen word fraternity creed which they crow out for their 1st degree initiation. Written by Gavin McInnes in 2016, the fourteen words of this declaration are “I’m a proud ...

Legend. Preserved: Shrine partially preserved or reconstructed near its original site. Documented but unfound: Shrine recorded in sources but not physically located or destroyed. Disputed: Site ...

Brothers, syndexioi or cultores of Mithras and other persons related to the Cult of Mithras in The New Mithraeum Database.

TNMM 712 CIMRM 1322. Fragments of an altar in sandstone (H. 0.22 Br. 0.40 D. 0.13) show in its upper part a patera. In the lower part of another altar (H. 0.58 Br. 0.285-0.35 D. 0.17-0.22) are still ...

In the same way, the masons conclude their work with a banquet, in this case outside the temple, in an adjoining or outdoor room. While it is true that in the Mithraic ritual, the food eaten has a ...

TNMM 774. Roman, Imperial period, c. 3rd century AD. An enticing marble relief depicting Mithras killing a sacred bull. Dressed in a tunic, Mithras is depicted in the traditional manner, kneeling over ...

Many scholarly and often brilliant hypotheses have been put forward over the decades to identify these ‘inventors’. One of the most famous and seductive is that of the astrologer Balbillus as the ...

TNMM 804. This fragment of a sculpture, measuring 48 x 45 cm, depicts Mithras emerging from a rock, accompanied by serpent motifs. Discovered in Aquileia, Italy, it is now preserved in the Museo ...

TNMM 292 CIMRM 187. In the panel I (W. 1.17 m) of the right bench near the entrance a naked man (his body is colored red) is walking in the direction of the cult-niche.He is being pushed forwards by a ...

On the main side of the niche, there certainly was a representation in stucco of Mithras, slaying the bull. Parts of the flying cloak and the frout part of the jumping dog are preserved. A gilded head ...