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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Brothers, syndexioi or cultores of Mithras and other persons related to the Cult of Mithras in TNMdB.

White marble statue (H. 1.27 BL 1.50). From Rome transported to London by Charles Standish in 1815; from 1826 in the British Museum, Inv. No. 1720. Probably second century. Mithras, slaying the bull.

Nowadays, most Western scholars agree that the Roman mysteries of Mithras have little, if any, relation to the Iranian and Indian cult of the same god. Still, it is always interesting to recall when, ...

Between the 1st and 4th centuries, Mithraism developed throughout the Roman world. Much material exists, but textual evidence is scarce. The only ancient work that fills this gap is Porphyry’s intense ...

White marble relief (H. 0.67 Br. 0.97 D. 0.11), broken in two pieces. At first in Rome, Villa Borghese, nowadays Paris, Louvre, Inv. No. 1025. Second century. Mithras, slaying the bull, whose tail ...

Table of references for mithraic artefacts Cross-database references to monuments, inscriptions and other artefacts related to the Cult of Mithras.

On a base the lower part of a Gigant with snake-feet. He is dressed in a short tunic and leans against a rock. On his l. arm traces of a shield. Bust, head and arms lost (See fig. 142).