The Mithraic evidence documented in Aemilia reflects the circulation of cults through civic, commercial and regional exchange networks extending across northern Italy. The province formed part of the interconnected urban landscape of Roman Italy.
Mithraic monuments of Aemilia
Relief of Aion-Phanes
The Aion / Phanes relief, currently on display in the Gallerie Estensi, Moneda, is associated with two Eastern mysteric religions: Mithraism and Orphism.
CIMRM 695
Limestone relief of Cautopates from Bologna
Limestone low-relief depicting Cautopates standing cross-legged in eastern dress, accompanied by a bull, flowing water from an overturned jar and a crescent from Bolognia.
CIMRM 694
Places in Aemilia
Inscriptions from Aemilia
Relief of Aion-Phanes
Euphrosy/n[e] et Felix. P[ecunia] p[osuit] / Felix pater.
Euphrosyne and Felix. Felix, pater, set (this) up at his own expense.
References
- Gallerie Estensi (2021) Il rilievo marmoreo con il dio Aion / Phanes
