The Mithras Index

Name Location Status Key Finds CIMRM/Other Ref Latitude Longitude Date Discovered Notes
Emesa (Homs)SyriaLost1980s relief reported (destroyed in civil war)N/A34.73236.7131980Syrian DGAM Archives
Mithraeum at SocotraSocotra, YemenDisputedCave with Benches, no imagesN/A12.46353.8232018Naumkin et al. 2021
Mithraeum of AdenAden, YemenDisputedPort context-12.845.03331970Under modern city
Mithraeum of BostraBosra, SyriaConfirmedNabatean-Roman blend-32.516736.48331970Legionary base
Mithraeum of ByblosByblos, LebanonProbablePhoenician fusion-34.116735.651990Under Crusader castle
Mithraeum of CaesareaCaesarea Maritima, IsraelConfirmedTauroctony reliefCIMRM 91-9232.534.91956Near Roman harbor.
Mithraeum of Caesarea PhilippiBanias, IsraelConfirmedPan's grotto-33.248135.69471990Cave sanctuary
Mithraeum of CircesiumAl-Busayrah, SyriaProbableEuphrates crossing-35.1540.41670Strategic fort
Mithraeum of CtesiphonCtesiphon, IraqProbableSasanian context-33.093644.58081970Persian capital
Mithraeum of Dura-EuroposDura-Europos, SyriaConfirmedFrescoes, inscriptionsCIMRM 34-7034.747540.72921934Earliest known Mithraeum (168 CE).
Mithraeum of Dura-Europos (2nd)Dura-Europos, SyriaConfirmedMurals, Zodiac Symbols-34.747540.72922010Military - used by Legio IV Sythia
Mithraeum of GerasaJerash, JordanConfirmedDecapolis city-32.280635.89941980Under Byzantine church
Mithraeum of GerrhaAl-Ahsa, Saudi ArabiaProbableTrade network-25.416749.66670Caravan city
Mithraeum of HatraHatra, IraqConfirmedParthian-era-35.588142.71811950Desert fortress
Mithraeum of HawarteHawarte, SyriaConfirmedPainted tauroctony, inscriptions-34.483336.38332004Post-CIMRM discovery.
Mithraeum of HegraAlUla, Saudi ArabiaDisputedTomb reuse theory-26.791737.95282020Under investigation, No solid evidence.
Mithraeum of Leuke KomeAynouna, Saudi ArabiaProbableNabatean port-28.5535.01670Literary evidence
Mithraeum of PalmyraTadmur, SyriaConfirmedDesert caravanserai-34.5538.28331950Oasis trade hub
Mithraeum of PetraPetra, JordanProbableRock-cut chamber-30.328635.44222005Nabatean capital
Mithraeum of Qasr BshirMa'an, JordanConfirmedDesert fort-31.333336.01672023Newly excavated
Mithraeum of ResafaRusafa, SyriaConfirmedDesert garrison-35.633338.752000Byzantine reuse
Mithraeum of SepphorisTzippori, IsraelProbableMosaic parallels-32.754735.28112010Galilean site
Mithraeum of SingaraSinjar, IraqDisputedMountain outpost-36.316741.851980Under modern town
Mithraeum of SocotraSocotra, YemenProbableIndian Ocean link-12.553.91670Hypothetical