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The New Mithraeum Database

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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.

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Sol Invictus inscription from Thagaste

Inscription dedicated to Sol Invictus for the wellbeing of Emperor Aurelianus and his dynasty, from Thagaste, dated 275 A.D.

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Sol inscription from Zarai

Stone inscription dedicated to Sol Deus Augustus, found at Zraya (ancient Zarai).

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Deus Invictus altar from Sidi Okba

Altar serving as a column base, dedicated to Deus Invictus by M. Messius Messor, prefect of a cohort, found in the house of the sheik near Lambaesis at Sidi Okba.

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Deo Soli altar from Ucubi

Altar dedicated to Deo Soli, Honori et Virtuti pro salute, found at the foot of the West gate of the Roman town at Hr. Kaussât, near Ucubi.

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Sol Invictus inscription from Lambaesis

Inscription dedicated to Sol Invictus at Lambaesis, of uncertain Mithraic attribution.

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Templum Invicti inscription from Lambaesis

Inscription recording the construction of a templum Invicti from the ground by Aurelius Longinianus, centurion of the Third Augustan Legion, near the Roman camp at Lambaesis.

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Kautopates altar from Mascula

Altar inscription dedicated to Kautopates by Eutyces, a freedman serving the two emperors, found at Mascula (modern Khenchela).

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Sol Augustus altar from Timgad

Altar inscription dedicated to Sol Augustus by the decurion Valerius Carpus, from Timgad (ancient Thamugadi).

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Marble statuette from Timgad

Polychromatic marble statuette of a cross-legged figure in Eastern attire, probably a torchbearer, found near the theatre ruins at Timgad.

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Clepsydra inscription from Cirta

Inscription on a clepsydra dedicated to Sol Invictus Augustus by C. Amulius Pultarius, found on the site of the Mosque Sidi Biri Narze at Cirta.

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Cult monuments near the Mithraeum of Lambaesis

Group of nearby religious dedications associated with soldiers of the Legio III Augusta and the wider sacred landscape around the Mithraeum.

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Altar to Mithras by Valerius Florus from Lambaesis

Reworked limestone altar dedicated by the governor of Numidia during the period of the Diocletianic persecutions.

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Altar to Mithras from Lambaesis

Dedication for the safety of the provincial governor erected by an actarius and notarius within the Mithraic sanctuary of Lambaesis.

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Mithraeum of Lambaesis

The Mithraeum of Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras’s temples in Africa.

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Inscriptions of Valerius Maximianus at Lambaesis

These twin inscriptions found in the Mithraeum of Tazoult were dedicated by the legate Marcus Valerius Maximianus.

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Altar from Lambaesis by Aurelius Sabinus

This altar to the god Sol invicto Mithra was erected by a legate during Maximin’s reign in Lambaesis, Numidia.

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Mithraeum of Skikda

Many of the inscriptions and sculptures of the site were kept in a museum which has been destroyed.

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Zuccabar (Khemis Miliana)

Zuccabar was an ancient town in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis.

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