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Monumentum

Tauroctony statue with torchbearers from Lorium on the Via Aurelia

A white marble tauroctony statue found in 1925 at the ancient site of Lorium near the eleventh milestone on the Via Aurelia outside Rome, showing Mithras slaying the bull with dog, serpent and scorpion, accompanied by Cautes and Cautopates; now in the Palazzo Doria.

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Updated on May 2026

White marble statue, found in 1925 near the eleventh milestone on the Via Aurelia at the ancient site of Lorium. Now in the Palazzo Doria.Mithras as killer of the bull, around whose body is a broad belt. The dog, the serpent and the scorpion are present. The raven and part of the flying cloak are lost. Cautes on the left and Cautopates on the right. The hands and the torch of Cautes have been restored.

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