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Titus Flavius Saturninus

Veteran recalled to imperial service and sole named devotee of Mithras currently attested at Grumentum.

 
Monumentum

Tauroctony from Chrestos

This relief of Mithras killing the bull, signed by a certain Χρῆστος, is on display in the Sala dei Animali of the Vatican Museum.

 
Monumentum

Altar from Grumentum

This altar from Grumentum in Lucania was dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras by Titus Flavius Saturninus, an evocatus in imperial service.

 
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Tauroctony relief from Verona

A white marble tauroctony relief of unknown provenance, now preserved in the Lapidary Museum of Verona, depicting the standard Mithraic bull-slaying scene.

 
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Cautes from Forum of Caesar

Upper fragment of a marble relief depicting Cautes, discovered in the Forum of Caesar in Rome.

 
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Marble base from Rome by Ulpius Paulus

Small marble base, found in one of the private houses along the Via Sacra nearly opposite to the Basilica of Constantine, Rome.

 
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Tauroctony on yellow carnelian from Udine

Yellow lenticular carnelian gem probably from Aquileia, now in Udine, depicting a Mithraic scene nearly identical to the Florence jasper.

 
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Inscription to Sol from Aquileia

A brief inscribed fragment found in the ruins of the Temple of Isis at Aquileia, attesting to the veneration of Sol in proximity to the Isiac sanctuary.

 
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Ara in the shape of a mystic chest dedicated to Deo Mithrae Soli from Aquileia

An altar in the shape of a mystic chest found at Aquileia in 1828, inscribed with a brief dedication to the Deity Mithras Sol.

 
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Altar of Varia Severa, daughter of Quintus, from Milan

An altar found at Milan (ancient Mediolanum), dedicated to the Invincible Mithras by Varia Severa, daughter of Quintus; because the dedicant is a woman, Cumont suggests it may alternatively be dedicated to the Dis Manibus.

 
Locus

Villa Vicentina (Villa Vicentina)

Villa Vicentina is associated with archaeological material from the Roman territory of Venetia.

 
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Torcello (Torcello)

Torcello is associated with the lagoon landscape of Venetia and later settlement activity.

 
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Cataio (Battaglia Terme)

Cataio is associated with archaeological material from the Euganean area of Venetia.

 
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Belignae

Belignae is associated with archaeological material from the Roman landscape of Venetia.

 
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Verona (Verona)

Verona was an important Roman city in northern Italy.

 
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Vercellae (Vercelli)

Vercellae was the Roman city corresponding to modern Vercelli.

 
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Val di Non (Val di Non)

Val di Non is an Alpine valley in Trentino associated with Roman-period finds.

 
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Tridentum (Trento)

Tridentum was the Roman city corresponding to modern Trento.

 
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Introbbio (Introbio)

Introbbio is associated with archaeological material from the Alpine region of northern Italy.

 
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Comum (Como)

Comum was the Roman city corresponding to modern Como.

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