In the eighteenth year of Diocletian’s reign, Galerius Maximianus, persuaded by the sorcerer Theoteknos, consulted demonic ...

Son of the patriarch of the Olympius saga, of senatorial rank, who for at least three generations watched over a Mithraic community in the 4th century Rome. Aurelius is the son of Nonius Victor ...

Both of them were discovered in 1609 in the foundations of the façade of the church of San Pietro, Rome. M(atri) d(eum) m(agnae) I(deae) / et Attidi meno/tyranno ...

Aurelious Heraclides and and his 'brother' Agathopus, mentioned in a bronze plaque found in Sisak bear a Greek name, which does not imply that they themselves were of Greek or Eastern origin.

Son of Aurelius Victor Augentius, grandson of Nonius Victor Olympius, and elder brother of Emlianus. He built temples for worship around 382-383.

Sabinus may have been the grandson of Antonius Caecina Sabinus and the son of Rufio Caeionio Cecina Sabinus. He may have been the Sabinus introduced by Eutropius to Quintus Aurelius Symmachus and the ...

He was initiated and cured thanks to the invincible Nabarze. A certain Terentius Priscus Eucheta [sic], who had been initiated and cured, thanks the invincible god Navarze [Nabarze] for granting his ...

Marcus Caerellius Hieronimus was member, in 198, of the collegium of the fabri tignuariorum Ostiensium (CIL XIV 4569). He was also pater (CIMRM 282, CIL XIV 70) as it is said a small white marble base ...

Interactive map highlighting most of the Mithras shrines, featuring descriptions and links to further information.

On the occasion of the discovery of a Mithraeum in Cabra, Spain, we talk to Jaime Alvar, a leading figure in the field of Mithraism. With him, we examine the testimonies known to date and the ...

Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.

According to Ernst Renan, the renowned 19th-century historian of religion and philologist, if the Roman world had not become Christian, it would be Mithraic today. This controversial premise also ...