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The New Mithraeum Database

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Dolna-Malina (Dolna Malina)

Dolna-Malina lies within the inland territory historically associated with Roman Thrace.

Locus

Dionysopolis (Balchik)

Dionysopolis occupied a prominent position on the western coast of the Black Sea.

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Debeli-Lak (Debeli Lak)

The locality of Debeli-Lak belongs to the mountainous settlement landscape of ancient Thrace.

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Civitas Montanensium (Montana)

Civitas Montanensium developed around the important Roman settlement at modern Montana in Bulgaria.

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Bessapara (Pazardzhik)

Bessapara occupied an important position along the communications routes linking Thrace with the interior Balkans.

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Almus (Lom)

Almus occupied a strategic position on the southern bank of the Danube in western Moesia.

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Acbunar

The locality of Acbunar is associated with archaeological remains from the lower Danubian frontier zone.

Monumentum

Tauroctony relief from Kabyle

Small weathered arched tauroctony relief from the ruins of ancient Kabyle near Yambol, Thracia, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

Monumentum

Fragmentary Greek inscription from Sinitovo

Fragmentary Greek inscription from Sinitovo, Thracia, preserving only the epithet epekooi — the listening one — and a partially legible name beginning with Audios.

Monumentum

Sol and Luna upper panel from Sinitovo

Fragment of a marble tauroctony relief found between Sinitovo and Tatar-Bazardjik, Thracia, preserving only the upper portion with the busts of Sol and Luna; the Greek inscription in the border names the dedicant.

Monumentum

Greek inscription of Helios Mithras from Sinitovo

Greek inscription from Sinitovo, Thracia, recording a thanksgiving gift to Helios Mithras invictos — the invincible Sun-Mithras.

Monumentum

Tauroctony lower panel from Sinitovo

Lower part of a marble tauroctony relief from Sinitovo, Thracia, found walled into a well, depicting the lower portion of the bull-slaying scene; the Greek inscription in the lower border records a thanksgiving to Helios Mithras invictos.

Monumentum

Tauroctony relief from Bessapara

Marble tauroctony relief from Elli Dere near Tatar-Bazardjik, ancient Bessapara in Thracia, with the upper part broken off; the lower portion preserves the standard bull-slaying scene.

Monumentum

Tauroctony fragment from Dolna-Malina

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from near Dolna-Malina, Thracia, depicting part of Mithras as bull-slayer together with Cautopates; no further details are available.

Monumentum

Sancto inscription from Dolni Vadin

Fragmentary inscription from Dolni Vadin, Thracia, preserving only the word sancto — probably part of a dedication to Deo sancto invicto.

Monumentum

Tauroctony fragments from Dolni Vadin

Two marble relief fragments from Dolni Vadin, Thracia, one showing Sol's chariot and the other the right lower corner of a bull-slaying scene; the two fragments may not belong to the same relief.

Monumentum

Frontal tauroctony relief from Gaganica

Rough relief from Gaganica, Thracia, depicting Mithras as bull-slayer in an unusual frontal attitude, wearing only a shoulder-cape and holding the dagger upwards; with dog, serpent, scorpion, and a non-cross-legged Cautes.

Monumentum

Tauroctony with Sol and Luna from Virovsko

Limestone tauroctony relief from Virovsko near Vratsa, Thracia, depicting Mithras killing the bull with dog and raven, flanked by torchbearers, with Sol and Luna busts in the upper corners.

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Tauroctony relief from Iarlovtsi

Weathered marble tauroctony relief from Iarlovtsi near Trn, Thracia, depicting the standard bull-slaying with dog, serpent, and the busts of Sol and Luna in the upper corners.

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Fragmentary closing inscription from Debeli-Lak

Fragmentary inscription from Debeli-Lak, Thracia, preserving only the garbled closing formula ex voto pusuit (for posuit).

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