The Mithraic material documented in Mauretania Caesariensis reflects the circulation of cults through coastal cities, military presence and maritime exchange linking the province to Hispania and the wider western Mediterranean.
Mithraic monuments of Mauretania Caesariensis
Altar from El Gahara by Florus
This altar is dedicated to the god Sol Invictus Mithras by a certain Florus, a veteran of the Legio III Augusta.
CIMRM 153
Tauroctony relief from Timziouin
This fragmentary tauroctony relief from Timziouin near Saïda depicts Mithras slaying the bull within a cave-like frame, accompanied by the raven, serpent, scorpion, and Cautopates.
CIMRM 158
Bull-killing relief from Sétif
Relief depicting Mithras killing the bull in scaled armour, with Luna and Sol busts in the upper corners, found at the cavalry barracks of Sétif in 1861.
CIMRM 148
Centenarium Solis inscription from Bir Haddada
Marble plate recording the construction of a centenarium Solis by the governor Septimius Flavianus, found at Bir Haddada in the Ager Sitifensis, dated 315/316 A.D.
CIMRM 150
Inscription to Sol Invictus from Zuccabar
This fragmentary inscription from Zuccabar, reused in the wall of the Sidi Abd-el-Kader mosque at Affreville, preserves a dedication to Sol Invictus.
CIMRM 157
Legion inscription from Ager Sitifensis
Inscription of the cohorts of Legion II Herculiae dedicated to Deus Invictus Mithras, dated after 285 A.D., from the Ager Sitifensis.
CIMRM 149
Sol Invictus inscription from Mozaïaville
Inscription dedicated to Sol Invictus with a votive formula pro salute, from Mozaïaville.
CIMRM 154
Sol Invictus Mithrae inscription from Aïn-Tekria
Marble plate inscription dedicated to Deo Soli Invicto Mithrae for the wellbeing of Emperor Commodus, dated 180-192 A.D., from Aïn-Tekria.
CIMRM 152
Brothers attested in Mauretania Caesariensis
Places in Mauretania Caesariensis
El-Gahra
The Roman settlement overlooked a passage between the Hodna and the Sahara via the Aïn Rich plain and the valley of the Oued Chaïr, between the Ouled-Naïl and Zab mountains.
