Monumentum
Mithraic inscription from Anazarba
This dedicatory inscription by Aurelius Seleucus, found in Cilicia, aligns with Plutarch’s account of Cilician pirates performing foreign sacrifices and secret rites of Mithras.
Inscription by Mithraic Priest from Anazarbus
Michael Gough
Inscription by Mithraic Priest from Anazarbus
Michael Gough
The New Mithraeum
26 Nov 2024
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One possible derivation for the name of Anazarbus might be from the Persian nabarza—invictus, an epithet of the god Mithras which has not infrequently been found in Mithraic inscriptions.
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At south-west end of stadium, Bomos with projecting mouldings at top and bottom. H. 1.37; w. 0.47; th. 0.45; letters. 0.04-0.025. Smaller letters in last line only. Apart from the almost total erasure of the first 6
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