Photos for Miniseries: Londinium I - The Temple of Mithras

In 1954, an excavation in the City of London unearthed the head of a statue of the Roman god Mithras. Further explorations revealed a temple to the god nearby, and thousands of day to day artefacts that were once owned and used by the inhabitants of Roman London. A later excavation in 2012-2014 yielded a huge array of over 14,000 finds, about 600 of which have been beautifully curated for visitors to enjoy at the London Mithraeum exhibition space, (London Mithraeum). We visited in April 2025 (not for the first time!), and have chosen our favourites to share with you. Here are the photos to accompany the first episode in our Londinium miniseries.

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Finger keys (could be worn as rings)

Other excellent keys!

Steelyard balance (scales made from mixed metals)

Writing tablet (addressed to Mogontius of London)

Exhibition cabinet full of Roman London artefacts (on display at the London Mithraeum)

Photographs were taken by Sistory History at the London Mithraeum, 12 Walbrook, London, EC4N 8AA London Mithraeum