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.
A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier
2 days ago · A new mithraeum discovered during excavation in Trier. A place of worship for the Roman god of light Mithras was discovered during archaeological excavations in Trier. This includes a larger relief. Archaeologists have 18 months to dig for historical treasures on the site of the former police headquarters in Trier. SWR.
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.
From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas
Jul 30, 2021 · A history of ideas. Twelve centuries separate the decline of Roman Mithraism from the dawn of Freemasonry. Twelve centuries during which the mysteries of Mithras have remained more secret than ever. The first documented mentions of the Mithraic cult in Western Europe, with allusions to Eastern-named gods, profuse and unmistakable iconography ...
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 ...
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.
Mithraeum of Alba Iulia III (Apulum) — The New Mithraeum
Dec 31, 2020 · The Mithraeum in 2008 Apulum Mithraeum III Project . Mithras Petrogenitus of Alba Iulia Front View Reinhard Foertsch . Mithras Petrogenitus of Alba Iulia Rear View
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 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.