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Monumentum

Uninscribed altars from Kreta

Eight uninscribed sandstone altars from the rock sanctuary at Kreta, Moesia Inferior.

The New Mithraeum

27 May 2026

Updated on Jun 2026

Eight altars without inscriptions.

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