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The New Mithraeum Database

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Greek inscription of Caius Iulius Maximus from Serdica

Greek inscription from Serdica, Thracia, dedicated to the invincible god by Caius Iulius Maximus for himself and his children.

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Tauroctony relief from Serdica

White marble tauroctony relief from Sofia, ancient Serdica in Thracia, found near the Church of St. Kral, depicting the standard bull-slaying with the full iconographic programme.

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Altar of Caius Iulius Maximus from Novae

Lower part of a sandstone altar from Svichtov, probably transported from Novae in Moesia Inferior, dedicated to Invicto by Caius Iulius Maximus, praefectus castrorum of Legio I Italica.

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Mithras and Sol in biga from Novae

Marble slab fragment from Steklen, ancient Novae in Moesia Inferior, depicting Mithras and Sol in a two-horse chariot with the bust of Oceanus above.

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Tauroctony fragment from Novae

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from Steklen near Svichtov, ancient Novae in Moesia Inferior, preserving the right part of a bull-slaying scene with a serpent and the grotto border.

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Eight uninscribed altars from Kreta

Eight uninscribed sandstone altars from the rock sanctuary at Kreta, Moesia Inferior.

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Altar with uncertain dedication from Kreta

Sandstone altar with patera from the rock sanctuary at Kreta, Moesia Inferior, bearing a Greek inscription of uncertain reading, possibly a thanksgiving to Mithras.

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Altar of Marcus Sikis Dossis from Kreta

Sandstone altar with patera from the rock sanctuary at Kreta, Moesia Inferior, bearing a Greek inscription dedicating an altar to Helios Mithras by Marcus Sikis Dossis.

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Stone base from rock sanctuary at Kreta

Sandstone base with a hollow at the back from the rock sanctuary at Kreta, Moesia Inferior, probably supporting a cult statue.

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Rock Mithraeum at Kreta

Mithraic sanctuary excavated in a quarry at Kreta near Nikopol, Moesia Inferior, carved into the rock and including a small niche with a sandstone tauroctony relief, a base, and several altars.

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Limestone relief from Ragasch

Limestone relief from Ragasch near Philippopolis, Thracia, cited in MMM without further details.

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Two-register tauroctony from Philippopolis

Small arched marble tauroctony relief from Philippovtsi near Sofia, Thracia, divided into two parts by a horizontal rim.

Locus

Storgosia (Pleven)

Storgosia was a Roman road station and later a fortress, located in the modern Kaylaka Park in the vicinity of modern Pleven (North-central Bulgaria). Pleven is today the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria.

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Kreta

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Ulpia Oescus (Gigen)

Oescus, Palatiolon or Palatiolum was an important ancient city on the Danube river in Roman Moesia.

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Philippopolis (Plovdiv)

Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, standing on the banks of the Maritsa river in the historical region of Thrace, behind the state capital Sofia.

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Serdica (Sofia)

Serdika or Serdica is the historical Roman name of Sofia, now the capital of Bulgaria. Currently, Serdika is the name of a district located in the city.

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Novae (Steklen)

Novae was initially one of the few great Roman legionary fortresses along the empire’s border, forming part of the defences along the Danube in northern Bulgaria. It lies about 4 km east of the modern town of Svishtov.

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Nicopolis ad Istrum (Nikyup)

Nicopolis ad Istrum or Nicopolis ad Iatrum was a Roman and Early Byzantine town. Its ruins are located at the village of Nikyup, 20 km north of Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria. The site was placed on the Tentative List for consideration as a Wo

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Tauroctony stele from Nicopolis ad Istrum

The Tauroctony of Nicopolis ad Istrum is unique as it is the only Mithraic stele befitting a Greek donor.

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