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Monumentum

Altar of Lucretius Mnester and Aemilius Philetus
This marble altar was found ’in the street called di Branco’, behind the palace of the Cardinal of Bologna, in Rome.
TNMM785 – CIMRM 517
Deo / invicto / Mithrae / C(aius) Lucretius Mnester / M(arcus) Aemilius Philetus / summag(istri) anni primi / M(arcus) Aemili Chrysanti / d(e) s(uo) d(onum) d(ederunt).
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Altar of Aemilius Chrysanthus to the Invincible Sol
Aemilius Chrysanthus shares the expenses of this monument with a decurio named Limbricius Polides.
TNMM479 – CIMRM 519
Soli / invicto / M. Aemilius / M(arcorum duorum) l(ibertus) Chrysanthus / mag(ister) anni primi et / M. Limbricius Polides / dec(urio) et sodalicio eius / d(e) (suo) d(onum) d(ederunt).
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Inscription of Septimius Archelaus
This marble plaque was made by a Pater and priest Lucius Septimius Archelaus of Mithras for him, his wife and his freedmen and freedwomen.
TNMM453 – CIMRM 511
D(is) M(anibus) / L. Septimius Aug(ustorum trium) lib(ertus) Archelaus / pater et sacerdos invicti / Mithrae domus Augustanae / fecit sibi et Cosiae Primitivae / coniugi benemerenti libertis liberta/b…
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Aion relief of Mitreo Fagan
This white marble relief depicting a lion-headed figure from Ostia is now exposed at the Musei Vaticani.
TNMM440 – CIMRM 314, 315
C. Valerius Heracles pat[e]r e[t] an[tis]/tes dei iu[b]enis inconrupti So[l]is invicti Mithra[e / c]ryptam palati concessa[m] sibi a M. Aurelio / ---.
Monumentum

Mithraic slab from the catacombs of Vibia
This inscription was commissioned by a family of priests of the invincible god Mithras.
TNMM601
D(is) [M(anibus)]. / Sanct(a)e adquae peraenni (sic) bon(a)e me/moriae viris Aurelii(s) Faustiniano patri / et Castricio fratri, sacerdotibus dii (sic) Solis / Invicti Mit(h)rae. (H)eredes aeorum (sic…
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Cippus à Zeus Helios great Serapis
This small cippus to Zeus, Helios and Serapis includes Mithras as one of the main gods, although some authors argue that it could be the name of the donor.
TNMM628 – CIMRM 463
Εἷς Ζεὺς / [[Σάραπις]] / ῞Ηλιος / κοσμοκράτωρ / ἀνείκητος. Διὶ Ἡλίῳ / μεγάλῳ / Σαράπιδι / σωτῆρι / πλουτοδότῃ / …
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Altar by Flavius Lucilianus from Aveia
This altar for the completion of a temple to Sol Invictus by Flavius Lucilianus was found in Fossa, Italy.
TNMM778 – CIMRM 652
Imp(eratore) Severo Antoni/no Aug(usto) IIII co(n)sule T. Fl(avius) Lucilianus / eq(ues) pub(licus) et T. Avidiaccus Fu/rianus eq(ues) pub(licus) speleum / Soli invicto consumma/ver(unt) cur(am) ag(en…
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Inscription by Velox of Aquileia
Marble slab with inscription by Velox for the salvation of the chief of the iron mines of Noricum.
TNMM603 – CIMRM 747
Pro salute / Tiberi Claudi / Macronis con(ductoris) / fer(rariarum) Nor(icarum) Velox ser(vus) / vil(icus) spel(a)eum cum / omni apparatu fecit.
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Altar by Septimius Zosimus from Roma
This altar dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras by a certain Septimius Zosimus was found in the Basilica of San Martino ai Monti in Rome.
TNMM782 – CIMRM 360
Deo Soli invicto Mitrhe / Fl. Septimius Zosimus v(ir) p(erfectissimus) / sacerdus dei Brontontis et Aecate hoc spel(a)eum constituit.
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Inscription of Fructosus in Ostia
The inscription is carved into two pieces of marble cornice.
TNMM450 – CIMRM 228
[L. Ag]rius Fructosus patron(us) corp(orationis) s[tupp(atorum), te]mpl(um) et spel(aeum) Mit(hrae) a solo sua pec(unia) feci(t).
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Inscription of Apronianus of Nesce
The dedicator of this monument is also known for having made a tauroctonic relief in Nesce.
TNMM689 – CIMRM 648
. . spelaeu]m Solis invic[ti / Mithrae pro salut]e ordinis et pop[uli / Apronianus arka]rius rei p(ublicae) vetustate [collap]sum / [perm(issu) ordin(is) de] sua pecunia restit[uit].
Mithraeum

Mitreo dell’Esquilino
In a house from the time of Constantine, a Lararium was found with a statue of Isis-Fortuna. The Mithraeum was a door next to it, on a lower room.
TNMM83 – CIMRM 356
Locus

Aveia Vestina
Aveia was an ancient town of the Vestini and Roman former bishopric, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
Monumentum

Tauroctony of Velletri
The Tauroctony found in Velletri, Rome, bears an inscription from its owner and donor.
TNMM307 – CIMRM 208, 209
Monumentum

Randazzo Vecchio
This marble sculpture from Sicily, known as the Randazzo Vecchio or Rannazzu Vecchiu, contains some essential elements of the Mithraic Aion, the lion-headed god.
TNMM773
Locus

Tiracia
Monumentum

Tauroctony sculpture of Villa Borghese
This sculpture of Mithras killing the bull, which belongs to the Louvre Museum, is currently on display in Varsovia.
TNMM670 – CIMRM 587
Monumentum

Tauroctony of Monreale
On one of the capitals of the cathedral of Santa Maria Nuova in Monreale, Sicily, an unusual turbaned bull-slaying Mithras has been recorded.
TNMM764
Monumentum

Tauroctony of Aula Gotica
What appears to be a representation of Mithras killing the bull appears in the 12th century frescoes of the Basilica dei Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome.
TNMM762
Socius

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