The New Mithraeum. Per Aspera ad Astra
The New Mithraeum is an Accademia Romana production, powered by Enkidū. Ostia. Harbour City of Ancient Rome. The New Mithraeum is a space dedicated to Mithras and its cult or, in other words, to philosophy, religion, society and art of Antiquity.
Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras — The New Mithraeum
Apr 2, 2024 · A new god emerges. The Roman cult of Mithras arose in mysterious circumstances at the end of the 1st century AD and quickly became one of the most intriguing archaeological cults of the Roman Empire during the reign of Emperor Trajan (98-117). During the Iulius-Claudian dynasty, in the first half of the century, the cult could hardly have had a ...
Mithraeum VI of Aquincum — The New Mithraeum
Dec 11, 2023 · This new Mithraeum, named Mithraeum VI by the Hungarian scholar Csaba Szabó, has yielded well-preserved remains suggesting that the sanctuary functioned at least until the end of the 3rd century. Among the finds are altar stones with remains of stucco and paint, a lead votive with figures wearing Phrygian bonnets, a bull’s skull and an ...
Mithraeum of the Baths of Caracalla — The New Mithraeum
May 17, 2007 · TNMM 16 CIMRM 457. Originally discovered in 1912, this mithraeum is considered the largest documented gathering space for the worshippers of Mithras. The mithraeum, approximately 23 meters long and 10 meters wide with a soaring cross-vaulted ceiling, can be only roughly dated by the two main events associated with the bath complex: the mithraeum was certainly created after the complex was ...
Mitreo del Circo Massimo — The New Mithraeum
May 17, 2007 · The Mithraeum of the Circus Maximus was discovered in 1931 during work carried out to create a storage area for the scenes and costumes of the Opera House within the Museums of Rome building. Plaque with inscription of Aelius Urbanus. Csaba Szabo. Small tauroctony of Circo Massimo. CIMRM.
Mithraeum of Sárkeszi — The New Mithraeum
Jan 9, 2024 · TNMM 766. The mithraeum at Sárkeszi is remarkable for its size and unique architectural features. Measuring approximately 23x10 metres, it is one of the largest mithraea in the Pannonian region, surpassed only by a sanctuary at Carnuntum. It is strategically located near the border with Sárkeszi, next to a Romanised aboriginal settlement.
The Mithraeum, the temple of the mithraic brotherhood
Dec 21, 2020 · The temple. A Mithraeum, also known as speleum, antrum or crypta, is a construction, of not excessively large size, suitable for the Mithraic cult. Often, the temples are located in a room of a private house or in its basement. Even if they are ideally in the underground, many of them are external, trying to reproduce the appearance of a cave.
Mitreo di Santa Maria Capua Vetere — The New Mithraeum
Jul 19, 2009 · Maarten Jozef Vermaseren (1971) Mithriaca I. The Mithraeum at S. Maria Capua Vetere. Ministero de la Cultura, Italia (2024) Mitreo of Santa Maria Capua Vetere, access and booking procedures. The Mithraeum of Santa Maria Capua Vetere preserves frescoes depicting several scenes of the initiation rites.
The Mystery of Mithras: Exploring the heart of a Roman cult
Oct 26, 2021 · The Royal Museum of Mariemont in Belgium, the Museum of Saint-Raymond in France and the Archaeological Museum of Frankfurt in Germany are organising three complementary exhibitions on the Roman cult of Mithras. The Mystery of Mithras: Exploring the heart of the Roman cult is a first exhibition for the general public on the Mysteries of Mithras celebrated among large communities of followers ...
Mithraeum of Inveresk — The New Mithraeum
Aug 19, 2021 · Inveresk fort is situated on the Firth of Forth east of Edinburgh. It is contemporary with the Antonine Wall (c. AD 140-165), and was well-placed to act as part of a system of coastal defence as well as a supply base and port for the Wall. The environs have yielded the most extensive evidence for extramural activity of any Roman fort in Scotland.