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Marble relief of Mithras tauroktonos from Palazzo Vaccari, Via del Tritone, Rome

Marble relief formerly in the Palazzo Alberoni and then the Palazzo Vaccari on Via del Tritone, showing Mithras slaying the bull with the raven on the god's cloak, the serpent, dog and scorpion, and the busts of Sol and Luna in the upper corners.

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Altar of Aemilius Chrysanthus to the Invincible Sol

Aemilius Chrysanthus shares the expenses of this monument with a decurio named Limbricius Polides.

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Probable Mithraeum on the Aventine between S. Saba and Via Salvator, Rome

Roman building on the Aventine between the eastern side of S. Saba and Via Salvator, probably used as a Mithraeum at the end of the 4th century, with a long corridor bearing three semicircular niches and a large external basin.

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Small semi-round base dedicated to Mithras from the Quirinal Mithraeum, Rome

Small semi-round base found on the Monte Quirinale in Via Mazzarini, from a small Mithraeum, with a dedication to Mithras by T. Camurenus Philadelfus through Nonius Firmus pater.

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Tauroctony from Viale Latino

Partial marble statue of Mithras as a bullkiller found near Viale Latino, about 200 meters from Porta San Giovanni.

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Frontal tauroctony relief from Gaganica

Rough relief from Gaganica, Thracia, depicting Mithras as bull-slayer in an unusual frontal attitude, wearing only a shoulder-cape and holding the dagger upwards; with dog, serpent, scorpion, and a non-cross-legged Cautes.

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Altar of Quintus Samacius Serenus from Dionysopolis

Inscription from Dionysopolis, Moesia Inferior, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae by Quintus Samacius Serenus, architectus salariarius of Legio XI Claudia.

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Temple-front tauroctony from Tavalicavo

Large marble tauroctony relief from near Tavalicavo, Moesia Superior, with the shape of a temple façade: two columns supporting a pediment, the capital decorated with a head of Medusa, and the tauroctony in the central field.

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Tauroctony with Sol and Luna from Pautalia

Marble tauroctony relief from the surroundings of Küstendil, ancient Pautalia in Moesia Superior, depicting the bull-slaying with torchbearers and Sol and Luna busts in the upper corners.

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Tauroctony lower portion from Pautalia

Lower part of a marble tauroctony relief from Küstendil, ancient Pautalia in Moesia Superior, preserving only the lower half of the bull-slaying scene with partially visible legs of the torchbearers.

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Tauroctony with inscription from Almus

Monument from Almus, Moesia Superior, with a tauroctony representation and a dedication to Deo invicto above it; no further details are available.

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Altar of Caius Plotius Maro from Almus

Upper portion of a limestone altar from Kule-Mahata, ancient Almus in Moesia Superior, dedicated to the invictus — possibly but not certainly Mithras — by Caius Plotius Maro for himself and his family.

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Altar for Marcus Aurelius Antoninus from Knjaževac

Altar at Knjaževac (Ravna), Moesia Superior, preserved beneath a water-mill called Kulina, dedicated to Invicto deo for the welfare of Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus.

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Tauroctony relief from Călan

White marble tauroctony relief in five fragments from Dupljane near Călan, ancient Aquae in Dacia, found in 1900, depicting the bull-slaying with the standard iconographic programme.

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Bilingual dedication from Șard near Apulum

Inscription from Șard near Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto in Latin and to Helios aniketo in Greek by Abeallathos — a rare bilingual Mithraic dedication.

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Altar of Caius Iulius Valens from Șard near Apulum

Inscription from the village of Șard near Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto for the welfare of the Emperor, the Roman people, and the ordo of the Colonia Apuli by Caius Iulius Valens.

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Altar to Deo Aeterno from Osijek

Altar found at Osijek in 1922 when the fortress was demolished, ancient Mursa in Pannonia Inferior, now in the Zagreb Archaeological Museum, bearing a dedication to Deo Aeterno — the Eternal God.

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Altar to Deo Aeterno from Mursa

Altar from Osijek, ancient Mursa, found when the fortress was demolished in 1922, dedicated to Deo Aeterno — the Eternal God — a title sometimes associated with Mithraic worship.

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Altar to Fons Perennis from Višnja Gora

Small limestone altar from near Višnja Gora, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Fonti perenni — the eternal spring — a dedication associated with the Mithraic water cult.

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Altar of Marcianus from Pohanica

Sandstone altar with akroteria from the Mithraeum at Pohanica, Noricum, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae by Marcianus; the frame bears two outward-pointing darts as a decorative motif.

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