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Altar of Mérida from Quintio

This altar, which has now disappeared, was dedicated by the slave Quintio for the health of a certain Coutius Lupus.

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Tauroctony from Santa Prisca

Even if only a few fragments remain, it is very likely that the main niche of the Mitreo di Santa Prisca contained the usual representation of Mithras killing the bull.

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Mitreo di Santa Prisca

The Mithraeum of Santa Prisca houses remarkable frescoes showing the initiates in procession.

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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.

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Mithraeum of the Baths of Caracalla

The Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla is one of the largest temples dedicated to Mithras ever found in Rome.

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Rock Mithraeum at Nefertara

Mithraic sanctuary in a steep rock face called Preslica at Nefertara near Plevlje, Dalmatia, described as carved into the cliff above a ravine with a carved tauroctony scene.

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Tauroctony relief from Sarmizegetusa

Marble tauroctony relief from Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, found at Zám and subsequently in various private collections; depicting the standard bull-slaying.

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Tauroctony lower corner from Sarmizegetusa

Fragment of a bluish marble tauroctony from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, preserving the left lower corner with the bull's hindmost part, the scorpion, and part of the Cautopates area.

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Three-register tauroctony from Sarmizegetusa

Ten fragments of a greyish marble tauroctony relief from the Mithraeum at Sarmizegetusa, Dacia, divided into three horizontal registers.

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Altar of Flavius Marcellinus tessararius from Turda

Small altar found in the floor of a house at Turda, ancient Potaissa in Dacia, dedicated to Deo invicto by Flavius Marcellinus, tessararius.

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Altar to Petra Genetrix from Salona

Altar found at Salona, Dalmatia, in 1884, dedicated simply to Petrae genetrici — the rock that gives birth to the god.

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Zodiac fragment from Salona area

Oval relief fragment from the outskirts of Split near ancient Salona, Dalmatia, preserving two zodiacal signs — probably from a border decoration of a Mithraic monument.

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Possible Mithraic sanctuary north of the Idsteinerstrasse

Triple-part sanctuary at Saalburg whose Mithraic interpretation remains uncertain despite serpent-vases and possible Aion fragments.

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El-Gahra

The Roman settlement overlooked a passage between the Hodna and the Sahara via the Aïn Rich plain and the valley of the Oued Chaïr, between the Ouled-Naïl and Zab mountains.

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Procession Fresco from Santa Prisca

Figures in procession, each representing a different grade of Mithraic initiation, labeled with their respective titles.

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Tauroctony from Sisak

This marble relief, found in Sisak, Croatia, shows Mithras killing the bull in a circle of corn ears, gods and some scenes from the Mithras myth.

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Double-sided marble relief fragment from San Zeno

Fragment of a double-sided white marble Mithraic relief from San Zeno, found near the Castello di Tuenno, depicting elements of the tauroctony cycle and bearing a dedication to Deo Invicto Mithrae.

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Recherches mithriaques. Quarante ans de questions et d'investigations

Le présent volume les réunit en les assortissant de deux contributions inédites sur l’échelle mithriaque et sur le dieu au serpent des stèles danubiennes.

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