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The New Mithraeum Database

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Provincia

Rhaetia

Rhaetia occupied a strategic frontier position between the Alps, the upper Danube and northern Italy where Mithraic cults circulated through military networks.

Provincia

Aquitania

In Aquitania, Mithraic evidence reflects the western expansion of the cult beyond the principal Rhine and Rhône corridors.

Monumentum

Inscription of Pylades from Angers

This marble plaque from Iuliomagus, Roman Angers, bears a rare dedication to Mithras by Pylades, a slave of an imperial slave connected to the Roman administration in Gaul.

Regio

Thracia

Thracia reflects the circulation of Mithraic cults through the military, urban and maritime networks linking the Balkans, the Danube and the northern Aegean world.

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Cilicia

Cilicia preserves Mithraic evidence linked to coastal mobility, eastern Mediterranean trade and Anatolian crossroads.

Monumentum

Tauroctony from Syracuse

The Mithra Tauroctonos from Syracuse, Sicily, is currently on display in the city's archaeological museum.

Regio

Rhaetia

Raetia preserves Mithraic evidence connected to Alpine frontier systems and military mobility.

Monumentum

Greek dedication to Mithras from Aenaria

This small Greek dedication from the island of Aenaria invokes Helios Mithras under the epithet “unconquered”.

Monumentum

Tauroctony relief from Naples

This marble tauroctony relief, probably originating from Naples, depicts Mithras slaying the bull within a cave-like setting, accompanied by the usual animals and celestial busts.

Monumentum

Inscription to Sol Invictus Mithras from Termini Himeraeae

This small inscription from Termini Himeraeae in Sicily was dedicated to Sol Invictus as protector of the emperor Antoninus Augustus.

Regio

Persia

Persia occupies a central place in the intellectual and historical background of Mithraic studies.

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Macedonia

Macedonia preserves Mithraic evidence shaped by major Balkan routes and long-standing urban traditions.

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Moesia

Moesia preserves a strongly militarised body of Mithraic evidence along the Danubian frontier of the empire.

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Noricum

Noricum preserves Mithraic evidence shaped by Alpine routes, military circulation and Danubian connections.

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Corsica et Sardinia

Corsica and Sardinia preserve a small island corpus within the western Mediterranean diffusion of Mithraism.

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Aegyptus

Roman Aegyptus preserves a distinctive body of Mithraic evidence shaped by Alexandria and the religious diversity of the eastern Mediterranean.

Regio

Achaea

Achaea preserves some of the earliest and most culturally complex evidence for Mithraic activity in the Greek-speaking eastern Mediterranean.

Monumentum

Tauroctony fragment from Cincșor

This small weathered marble fragment preserves part of a tauroctony with Cautes, Luna, the serpent, and a leaping dog.

Monumentum

Tauroctony from Piedimonte

This finely carved marble tauroctony from Interamna features an unusual series of altars and ritual vases surrounding the scene.

Monumentum

Tauroctony fragment from Entrains

This fragmentary tauroctony from Roman Gaul preserves a striking raven behind Mithras’ cloak and the bust of Sol in the upper corner.

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