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The New Mithraeum Database

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Locus

Amasia (Amasya)

Amasya is a city in northern Turkey, in the Black Sea Region.

Monumentum

Stele of the Mithrakana from Amorium

Limestone stele recording endowments for the feast of the Mithrakana by Antipater and his son Gaios, found at Amorium (modern Hisarköy), Phrygia.

Monumentum

Statuette from Emir Ghasi

Rough-hewn statuette found at Emir Ghasi in Lycaonia, once thought to represent a Mithraic soldier; according to Cumont, a modern forgery.

Monumentum

Rock inscription of Sagarios at Farasha

Rock inscription of Sagarios, strategus of Ariaramneia, recording a Mithraic ceremony near Farasha (ancient Ariaramneia), Cappadocia, likely 1st century A.D.

Monumentum

Funerary stele of Aurelius Lucanus from Amasya

Marble funerary stele dedicated to the soldier Aurelius Lucanus, a devotee of Mithras, found at Amasya (ancient Amasia), Pontus.

Monumentum

Sol Invictus inscription from Caesarea

White marble plate inscription dedicated to Soli Invicto pro salute, from Caesarea of Mauretania (modern Cherchel).

Monumentum

Deus Invictus altar from Caesarea

Altar inscription dedicated to Deus Invictus, found at Cherchel (ancient Caesarea of Mauretania).

Monumentum

Dynastic inscription of Antiochus I from Nemrud Dağı

Great royal inscription of Antiochus I of Commagene carved on the thrones at Nemrud Dağı, invoking Apollo-Mithras-Helios among the guardian deities of the kingdom, 69–34 B.C.

Monumentum

Possible sanctuary at Kavag-Dağ

Possible Mithras sanctuary at a grotto entrance in the Kavag-Dağ, Lycia; the identification remains purely hypothetical according to Cumont.

Monumentum

Inscription of Bergama

Dedication to Helios by Kle. Nikomedes, torch-bearer at Pergamum.

Monumentum

Base with bust of Mithras from Savçilar

Limestone base bearing a dedication to Helios Mithras by Midon son of Solon, with a bust of Mithras in Phrygian cap, found at Savçilar on the border of Phrygia and Mysia, 78/77 A.D.

Monumentum

Sepulchral inscriptions from Lycaonia

Sepulchral inscriptions from Lycaonia bearing the titles leo and aetos, previously interpreted as Mithraic grades but now understood as referring to tomb architecture.

Monumentum

Inscription to Mithras from Tyana

Brief dedicatory inscription to Mithras the Just, found at Tyana (modern Kemerhisar), Cappadocia.

Monumentum

Mithraic reliefs from Arsameia

Commagenean sanctuary preserving relief fragments of Mithras greeting royal figures at the hierothesion of Mithridates Kallinikos.

Monumentum

Mithraeum of Tell Atchana

Subterranean sanctuary at ancient Atchana tentatively interpreted by Woolley as an early precursor to later Mithraic temples.

Locus

Antiochia ad Orontem (Antakya)

Antioch was the capital of Roman Syria and gateway between the Mediterranean and the eastern provinces.

Monumentum

Dedication to Mithras from Colophon

Latin dedication to the invincible Mithras reportedly discovered north of ancient Colophon in Lydia.

Monumentum

Head of Mithras at Nemrud Dag

The colossal head has been identified as a solar god, Apollo-Mihr-Mithras-Helios-Hermes.

Monumentum

Mithraic inscription from Anazarbus

This dedicatory inscription by Aurelius Seleucus, found in Cilicia, aligns with Plutarch’s account of Cilician pirates performing foreign sacrifices and secret rites of Mithras.

Monumentum

Votive plaque from Ballıhisar

This votive silver plaque depicting Mithras was found at the site of Pessinus, Ballıhisar, in Turkey.

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