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Tauroctony relief of Alba Iulia

The relief of Mithra slaying the bull from Apulum, Romania, has been missing until the scholar Csaba Szabó identified it in the diposit of the Arad Museum.

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Altar of Donatus sacerdos from Petrovaradin

Altar from Petrovaradin, ancient Cusum in Pannonia Inferior, found around 1690, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae by Donatus, sacerdos — one of the attestations of the Mithraic priestly title from the Danubian provinces.

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Sol and Luna altars from Thuburnica

Two small altars dedicated to Sol and Luna by the consul Q. Aradius Rufinus, found at Sidi Adi bel-Kassem near Thuburnica, probably dated 304-321 A.D.

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Fils du soleil et de la lune. La lune et le soleil dans l'imaginaire humain au fil des siècles

Certains mythes de l'Antiquité sont probablement basés sur des récits de « mort imminente » exactement les mêmes que les nôtres. Ainsi, s'expliqueraient le Paradis, l'Enfer, l'âme, le Dieu unique, nos divers «états d'âme»..…

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Hallan en el yacimiento romano de Cabra (Córdoba) un lugar de culto al dios Mithra

Las excavaciones llevadas a cabo en el yacimiento arqueológico romano de la villa de Mithra, en Cabra (Córdoba), han deparado el excepcional hallazgo de un mitreo, o zona destinada al culto al dios Mithra, cuya estatua fue descubierta hace unos 70 años…

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Tauroctony fragment from Rittium

Fragment of a marble tauroctony relief from Surduk, ancient Rittium in Pannonia Inferior, preserving only Mithras's right foot and leg with the bull below.

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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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Inscription of Sahin

Altar inscription from Sahin invoking the most high heavenly god and Mithras in the Alawite Mountains.

Notitia

A Man of the Gods and Mysteries. On Vettius Agorius Praetextatus

At Rome’s twilight, amid political upheaval and Christian ascendancy, Vettius Agorius Praetextatus embodied pagan intellect, virtue, and authority across senatorial, military, and mystical spheres.

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The Golden Chain of Initiation: Orphism, Eleusis, and Mystagogy—A Reinterpretation

By reading Orphic theology together with Eleusinian ritual practice, the mysteries emerge as a structured mystagogy of transformation: a disciplined passage from forgetfulness (Lethe) to knowledge (aletheia), from mortality to participation in the divine.

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Tauroctony from Mauls

The relief of Mithras slaying the bull at Mauls in Gallia cisalpina is a paradigmatic example of the so-called Rhine-type Tauroctony.

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Hieronymus’ letter to Laeta

In Letter 107 to Laeta, Jerome combines a pastoral reflection on conversion with an account of the urban prefect Gracchus, who ordered the destruction of a Mithraic cave in Rome, listing the seven grades of initiation associated with the cult.

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Mithras-Orion. Greek Hero and Roman Army God

The author of this ingenious memoir believes that the Greek myth of Orion is the very basis of Roman Mithriacism. His starting point is an astronomical interpretation of tauroctony.

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Firmidius Severinus

Firmidius Severinus was a soldier who served in the Legio VIII Augusta for 26 years.

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Inscription of Secundinus of Lyon

There is no consensus on the authenticity of this monument erected by a certain Secundinus in Lugdunum, Gallia.

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The MITHRA Project

Laurent Bricault has revolutionised Mithraic studies with the exhibition The Mystery of Mithras. Meet this professor in Toulouse for a fascinating look at the latest discoveries and what lies ahead.

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