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Monumentum

Dedication inscription from Koenigshoffen Mithraeum
The inscription reports the restoration of the coloured painting of the main relief of the Mithraeum by a veteran of the Legio VIII Augusta.
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From France
In h(onorem) d(omus) d(ivinae) deo Invic/to M(ithrae) C(aius) Celsinius / Matutinus veter(anus) / leg(ionis) VIII Aug(ustae) Alexan/drianae typum / de suo repinx(it)
Monumentum

Gnostic amulet with Mithras monogram
This silver amulet depicts Abraxas on one side and the first verses of the Book of Genesis in Hebrew on the other.
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Notitia

The Father of Mithras
It is well known that Mithras was born from a rock. However, less has been written about the father of the solar god, and especially about how he conceived him.
Syndexios

Thrasyllus of Mendes
Thrasyllus was an Egyptian of Greek descent grammarian, astrologer and a friend of the Roman emperor Tiberius.
Syndexios

Tiberius Claudius Balbilus
Scholar, politician and a court astrologer to the Roman emperors Claudius, Nero and Vespasian.
Monumentum

Aion of Oxyrhynchus
According to Pettazzoni Aion in general finds its iconographical origin in Egypt. Mithras must have been worshipped in Egypt in the third century B.C.
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From Egypt
Mithraeum

Mithraeum of Alexandria
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From Egypt