The Mithraic material documented in Lycia et Pamphylia reflects the role of ports, coastal cities and regional exchange routes in the circulation of cults across southern Asia Minor. The evidence illustrates the integration of the province within wider eastern Mediterranean networks.
Mithraic monuments of Lycia et Pamphylia
Mithraeum of Perge
The Mithraeum of Pamphylia was cut back into the rock to form a cave, with a separate relief of Mithras killing the bull.
Inscripton of Perge
This inscription by Luccius Crispus was found near the entrance of the Mithraeum at Pamphylia.
Brothers attested in Lycia et Pamphylia
Places in Lycia et Pamphylia
Pamphylia
Pamphylia was a region in the south of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia, extending from the Mediterranean to Mount Taurus.
Inscriptions from Lycia et Pamphylia
Inscripton of Perge
Ἡλίῳ Μίθρ[ᾳ] | Μᾶρκος Λούκκιος Κρίσπος | ὑπὲρ τῆς ἱερᾶς βουλῆς καὶ δῆμου Περγα[ίων] | εὐξάμενο[ς] καθιέρωσεν μετὰ τῶν τέ[κνων]
References
- Fatih ONUR (2009) The Roman Army in Pamphylia: From the Third to Sixth Centuries A.D
