The material documented in Moesia superior illustrates the importance of the province within the Danubian military zone of the Roman empire. Mithraic cults circulated through legionary communities, urban centres and strategic routes linking the Balkans to the wider frontier world.
Mithraic monuments of Moesia superior
Altar of Klechovtse
The limestone altar at Klechovtse in North Macedonia bears an inscription to the invincible Mithras.
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Inscription of Ision from Guberevac
In this monument, the imperial slave Ision claims the completion of a new temple to Mithras in Moesia.
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Circular tauroctony from Kadine-Most
Small circular marble tauroctony relief from Kadine-Most in the Küstendil district, Moesia Superior, divided into two parts by a horizontal rim, with the bull-slaying in the upper and a figure or inscription in the lower.
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Fragmentary tauroctony from Kostolac
This weathered marble fragment from Viminacium preserves part of a tauroctony with Luna, Cautopates, the serpent, and the dog.
Mithraeum at Biljanovac
Mithraic sanctuary found at Biljanovac north-east of Kumanovo, Moesia Superior, with a pronaos and inner sanctuary, yielding marble reliefs, an altar, and associated cult objects.
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Rock-birth fragment from Cladova
Small marble tauroctony fragment from Cladova, Moesia Superior, preserving part of Mithras's rock-birth scene.
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Tauroctony cloak fragment from Ratiaria
Fragment of a marble tauroctony relief from Artschar, ancient Ratiaria in Moesia Superior, preserving only part of Mithras's flying cloak with the raven perched on it.
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Tauroctony fragment from Drmno
White marble tauroctony relief fragment from Drmno, Moesia Superior, found in 1892 and now in Brussels, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.
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Tauroctony lower portion from Pautalia
Lower part of a marble tauroctony relief from Küstendil, ancient Pautalia in Moesia Superior, preserving only the lower half of the bull-slaying scene with partially visible legs of the torchbearers.
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Tauroctony relief from Biljanovac
White marble tauroctony relief in several fragments from the Mithraeum at Biljanovac, Moesia Superior, depicting the standard bull-slaying with the full iconographic programme.
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Tauroctony relief from Biljanovac
White marble tauroctony relief from the Mithraeum at Biljanovac, Moesia Superior, depicting the standard bull-slaying with torchbearers and Sol and Luna busts in the upper corners.
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Tauroctony relief from Janjevo
Marble tauroctony relief from Janjevo near Kosovo, Moesia Superior, whose right corners are broken off; the current whereabouts are unknown.
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Brothers attested in Moesia superior
Places in Moesia superior
Biljanovac
Ancient site in Moesia Superior, north-east of Kumanovo, where the remains of a Mithraic sanctuary were discovered together with several marble reliefs, altars and cult objects.
Civitas Montanensium
Civitas Montanensium developed around the important Roman settlement at modern Montana in Bulgaria.
Dražinovići
The locality of Dražinovići is associated with archaeological remains from the central Balkan region.
Guberevci
The locality of Guberevci belongs to the inland communications zone of Roman Moesia Superior.
Jassen
The locality of Jassen belongs to the inland communications landscape of the Balkan provinces.
Kadine-Most
Kadine-Most lies within the central Balkan region historically connected with Roman Moesia.
Klečovac
The locality of Klečovac is associated with archaeological material from the Danubian hinterland.
