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Mithraeum

Ad Augusta per Angusta

Locus

Durostorum

Durostorum became a major military centre of the lower Danube frontier.

Mithraic monuments of Durostorum

Altar of Cornelius Faustus from Durostorum

Altar from Durostorum, Moesia Inferior, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae by Cornelius Faustus, centurion of Legio XI Claudia.

CIMRM 2273

Altar bearing a relief of Cautopates from Silistra

Votive altar depicting Cautopates from the Roman city of Durostorum, modern-day Silistra in Bulgaria.

CIMRM 2274

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Location
Moesia Inferior, Moesia, today in the area of Silistra (Bulgaria)

From the Wikipedia Silistra is a town in Northeastern Bulgaria. The town lies on the southern bank of the lower Danube river, and is also the part of the Romanian border where it stops following the Danube. Silistra is the administrative center of the Silistra Province and one of the important towns of the historical region of Dobruja. Silistra is a major cultural, industrial, transportation, and educational center of Northeastern Bulgaria. There are many historical landmarks including a richly-decorated Late Roman tomb.

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TNML 370

Published on 28 May 2026

Updated on 29 May 2026