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Mithraeum

Ad Augusta per Angusta

Locus

Amasia

Amasya is a city in northern Turkey, in the Black Sea Region.

Mithraic monuments of Amasia

Funerary stele of Aurelius Lucanus from Amasya

Marble funerary stele dedicated to the soldier Aurelius Lucanus, a devotee of Mithras, found at Amasya (ancient Amasia), Pontus.

CIMRM 15

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Location
Pontus, Asia, today in the area of Amasya (Turkey)

From the Wikipedia Amasya is a city in northern Turkey, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity. It is the seat of Amasya Province and Amasya District. Its population is 114,921. Amasya stands in the mountains above the Black Sea coast, set apart from the rest of Anatolia in a narrow valley along the banks of the Yeşilırmak River. Although near the Black Sea, this area is high above the coast and has an inland climate, well-suited to growing apples, for which Amasya province.

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TNML 254

Published on 24 May 2026

Updated on 29 May 2026