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The New Mithraeum Database

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Altar to Sol Invictus from Puteoli

This marble dedication from Puteoli was offered to Sol Invictus and the genius of the colony by Claudius Aurelius Rufinus together with his wife and son.

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Alabaster tauroctony fragment from Cologne

Fragment of an alabaster relief from Cologne with part of a tauroctony scene. Only the tip of Mithras’ Phrygian cap and small narrative details above are preserved.

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Sepulchral inscription from Cologne

Sepulchral limestone inscription from the vicinity of the Mithraeum at Colonia Agrippina (Germania Inferior), mentioning the Mithraic grade Corax.

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Medallions with Mithras from Trapezus

These bronze medallions associates the image of several Roman emperors with that of Mithras, usually as a rider, in the province Pontus.

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Altar from Gimmeldingen by Faustinus

Corax Materninius Faustinus dedicated other monuments found in the same Mithraeum in Gimmeldingen.

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Altars to Cautes and Cautopates from Aquincum

These two altars, erected by a certain Victorinus in the mithraeum he built in his house, bear inscriptions to Cautes and Cautopates.

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Altar from Sarmizegetusa by Hermadio

This altar was erected by Hermadio, who also signed other monuments in Dacia and even in Rome.

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Female statue from the Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres

Fragmentary marble statue of a woman from the Mithraeum delle Sette Porte.

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Small Aion from unkown provenence

Its base is partially broken, so it is unclear if the figure was standing on a globe, an expected position, or not.

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Second phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis

This second relief depicting a phallus from Tiddis, Algeria, has been positioned alongside its counterpart atop pillars that greet visitors to the Mithras shrine.

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Altar for Cautopates from Ptuj

Altar for Cautopates.

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Hekate: magic, mystery and the liminal world

Lenni George on Hekate’s development across ancient traditions, from mystery cults to magical practice and philosophical thought.

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Votive altar to Deo Invicto from Wiesbaden

Small votive altar in white limestone from Aquae Mattiacae, dedicated to Deo Invicto by a miles pius. The top preserves the head of Cautes with his raised torch.

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Altar to Deo Invicto Regi from Bandorf

A small limestone altar from Bandorf near Oberwinter dedicated to Deo Invicto Regi. Found in an isolated structure not resembling a mithraeum, its function remains uncertain.

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Altar to Petra Genetrix from Aquincum

Small limestone altar from Aquincum, Budapest, dedicated to Petra Genetrix.

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Proposal of a Mithraic ritual based on archaeological remains

Dominique Persoons proposes a reconstruction of Mithraic ritual based on archaeological remains, frescoes, and zodiacal symbolism. He interprets the mithraeum as a liturgical microcosm governing the descent, purification, and ascent of souls.

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Inscription of Santi Marcellino e Pietro al Laterano

This inscription mentions a Pater for the first known time.

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Red sandstone altar from Stockstadt

Red sandstone altar from Stockstadt, featuring a square cavity in the front that contained a fragment of crystal and a small lamp.

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Notes on a new Cautes statue from Apulum (jud. Alba / RO)

The article examines two recently discovered Mithraic representations of Cautes from Alba Iulia, focusing on a rare iconographic type showing the torchbearer with a bucranium.

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Oracle against the Christians under Galerius

In the eighteenth year of Diocletian’s reign, Galerius Maximianus, persuaded by the sorcerer Theoteknos, consulted demonic oracles in a cave and was urged to initiate the persecution of the Christians.

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