Augusta Treverorum

Terra sigillata bowl depicting the Mithraic cult meal from Trier

This terra sigillata was found in 1926 in a grave on the Roman cemetery of St. Matthias, Trier. An eyelet indicates that it could have been hung on a wall.

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Mithras rock-birth of Trier

The relief depicts the birth of Mithras, holding a globe, surrounded by the zodiac.

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Cantharus to Deo Invicto of Trier

The cantharus of Trier is reminiscent of the crater that often appears in tauroctony scenes collecting the blood from the slaughtered animal.

Krater with weekday gods of Trier

The vase bears an inscription to the god but also 'king' Mithras.

Altar with Phrygian cap from Altbachtal

The altar with a Phrygian cap and a dagger from Trier was erected by a Pater called Martius Martialis.

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Mithräum von Trier

The Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.

Cautes of Trier

This remarkable relief by Cautes was found in what appears to be a mithraeum in Trier.

Altar with Sol’s head from Altbachtal

This stone altar fround in Altbachtal bears an inscription by a certain Martius Martialis.

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Head of Cautopates from Trier

A small limestone head of Cautopates, facing right, with a damaged nose and a stone pin on the reverse indicating it belonged to a relief, found on the slope of a hill near Heiligkreuz at Augusta Treverorum (modern Trier) in Belgica.

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Bronze votive slab dedicated to Deo Invicto from Heiligkreuz near Trier

A bronze votive slab bearing a dedication to the unconquered god, found on a hill at Heiligkreuz near the proposed Mithraeum at Augusta Treverorum (modern Trier) in Belgica.

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Contextual note on Mithraeum at Heiligkreuz near Trier

A scholarly note recording that finds at Heiligkreuz, including a lion's head and leg fragment, the head of a genius, and a knife with a gold handle, support the hypothesis of a Mithraeum at that location in Augusta Treverorum (modern Trier) in Belgica.

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Four-sided limestone altar from Trier

Limestone altar from the Trier baths, carved on four sides with a lion and serpent, flanked by Sol and Luna, and likely linked to a Mithraic context involving Hekate.

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