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The New Mithraeum Database

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Inscription of Aurelius from Micia

Inscription from Micia, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae by Aurelius; the rest of the dedicant's name is lost.

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Tauroctony fragment from Micia

Limestone tauroctony relief fragment from Mintia-Vețel, ancient Micia in Dacia, now lost, preserving the left corner with Cautopates with torch downward and a partially legible inscription below.

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Inscription to Cautes from Micia

Inscription from Mintia-Vețel, ancient Micia in Dacia, bearing only the brief dedication Caute.

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Tauroctony relief from Micia

Left portion of a large limestone tauroctony relief from Mintia, ancient Micia in Dacia, depicting Mithras killing the bull with a belt, the bull's tail ending in corn-ears, together with subsidiary Mithraic scenes.

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Altar for Caius Iulius Valentinus from Păuleni

Votive altar from Păuleni, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto for the welfare of Caius Iulius Valentinus, conductor salinarum, by Caius Iulius Ornucio.

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Inscription fragment from Doștat

Inscription from Doștat, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae; only the opening formula is preserved.

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Lost tauroctony relief from Doștat

Marble tauroctony relief from Doștat, Dacia, still at Dorstadt in 1723 but now lost; probably found together with the other Doștat monuments.

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Altar of Publius Aelius Artemidorus from Doștat

Altar from Doștat, Dacia, dedicated to Invicto Soli deo genitori by Publius Aelius Artemidorus, sacerdos creatus a Palmyrenis — a priest appointed by Palmyrene worshippers.

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Altar of Potinus from Oarda de Sus

Inscription from Oarda de Sus near Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae by Potinus ex voto.

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Tauroctony relief from Oarda de Sus

Small relief found in 1956 at Oarda de Sus near Alba Julia, Dacia, framed by a border; the upper part depicts the dressed bust of Mithras in Phrygian cap, the lower portion the bull-slaying scene.

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Bilingual dedication from Șard near Apulum

Inscription from Șard near Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto in Latin and to Helios aniketo in Greek by Abeallathos — a rare bilingual Mithraic dedication.

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Altar of Caius Iulius Valens from Șard near Apulum

Inscription from the village of Șard near Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto for the welfare of the Emperor, the Roman people, and the ordo of the Colonia Apuli by Caius Iulius Valens.

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Altar with partial inscription from Decea Mureșului

Inscription from Decea Mureșului, ancient Bruckla in Dacia, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae; the dedicant's name is only partially preserved.

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Altar of Surus from Decea Mureșului

Limestone votive altar from Decea Mureșului, ancient Bruckla in Dacia, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae by Surus.

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Altar of Iulius Quintus from Decea Mureșului

Limestone base from Decea Mureșului, ancient Bruckla in Dacia, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae by Iulius Quintus, centurio.

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Rock-birth altar from Decea Mureșului

White sandstone altar from Decea Mureșului near Aiud, ancient Bruckla in Dacia, depicting on its front the naked Mithras being born from the rock, holding a torch in his right hand and a dagger in his left, with a coiled serpent below.

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Tauroctony from Dragus

The tauroctonic relief from Dragus includes a naked flying figure that Vermaseren has identified as Phosporus or Lucifer.

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Horse feet fragment from Romula

Marble relief fragment from Romula, Dacia, bought in Resca in 1933, preserving the feet and forepart of a horse — possibly from a scene of Mithras ascending Sol's chariot.

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Mithras's foot on bull from Romula

Fragment of a relief from Romula, Dacia, preserving the right foot of Mithras placed on a hoof of the bull.

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Altar of Aurelius Rufus from Romula

Sandstone altar from Romula, Dacia, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Aurelius Rufus ex voto, with the busts of Sol and Luna flanking the text.

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