Monographs on Mithraic sanctuaries

There are approximately 150 Mithraic sanctuaries in the Roman Empire (this number circulates in the recent literature, however nobody ever made an updated, complete list of sanctuaries since Vermaseren: a recent – however incomplete map – see here and here). Some of these sanctuaries were excavated in the early 19th century, therefore a detailed monograph was not possible to publish (still, sanctuaries of Ostia, Heddernheim or Sarmizegetusa were published with relatively well documented drawings). Most of the early excavated sanctuaries are published in form of short or long studies, but no detailed monographs are known for individual sites from the 19th century.

The 20th century produced several new excavations in the post-Cumontian period. During the lifetime of Vermaseren, several sanctuaries were published in form of a monograph. He himself published three sanctuaries in monographic form.

Here are some of the rare cases, where a Mithraeum was published in monographic form, the most detailed one – which can serve as prototype for a sanctuary-monograph – is the book of Innes Siemers-Klenner on Güglingen.

A useful list of monographs see also here.