Kreta (Крета) is a village in northern Bulgaria, situated near the lower course of the Vit River and south of the Danube. In the Roman period the area belonged to the province of Moesia Inferior and formed part of the hinterland of the Danubian frontier, where quarrying and agricultural activities contributed to the local economy.
Mithraic monuments of Kreta
Autel of Straton from Kreta
Straton, son of Straton, consecrated an altar to Helios Mithras in Kreta, Moesia inferior.
CIMRM 2260
Tauroctony from Kreta
Sandstone tauroctony relief from the Mithraeum at Kreta (Крета), depicting Mithras within a vaulted grotto accompanied by the torchbearers, Sol and Luna.
CIMRM 2257
Mithraeum at Kreta
Mithraic sanctuary excavated in a quarry at Kreta near Nikopol, Moesia Inferior, carved into the rock and including a small niche with a sandstone tauroctony relief, a base, and several altars.
CIMRM 2256
Stone base from rock sanctuary at Kreta
Sandstone base with a hollow at the back from the rock sanctuary at Kreta, Moesia Inferior, probably supporting a cult statue.
CIMRM 2258
Altar of Marcus Sikis Dossis from Kreta
Sandstone altar with patera from the rock sanctuary at Kreta, Moesia Inferior, bearing a Greek inscription dedicating an altar to Helios Mithras by Marcus Sikis Dossis.
CIMRM 2259
Altar with uncertain dedication from Kreta
Sandstone altar with patera from the rock sanctuary at Kreta, Moesia Inferior, bearing a Greek inscription of uncertain reading, possibly a thanksgiving to Mithras.
CIMRM 2261
Uninscribed altars from Kreta
Eight uninscribed sandstone altars from the rock sanctuary at Kreta, Moesia Inferior.
CIMRM 2262
People attested in Kreta
Inscriptions from Kreta
Autel of Straton from Kreta
Altar of Marcus Sikis Dossis from Kreta
Altar with uncertain dedication from Kreta
References
- Philippe Roy (2021) Les cultes de Mithra dans l’Empire romain
