Monumentum
Tauroctony stele of Nicopolis ad Istrum
The Tauroctony of Nicopolis ad Istrum is unique as it is the only Mithraic stele befitting a Greek donor.
The New Mithraeum
21 Aug 2021
Updated on Oct 2022
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The newly published inscription was somehow unnoticed by the previous editors, and it is older than the inscription surrounding the carved-out square. Therefore it is assistant-fuller Galerios, son of Proteos, who dedicated the monument. The monument itself is unique, as – to my knowledge – it is the only Mithraic stele, only befitting a Greek donor. And
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