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Archaeological Evidence of the Cult of Mithras in Ancient Italy

PhD Thesis by Vittoria Canciani, coordinated by A. Mastrocinque. Verona, 14th April 2022.

 
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Mithräum von Königsbrunn

The Mithraeum of Koenigsbrunn is the only one preserved in the ancient Roman province of Rhaetia, current Bavaria.

 
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Mithras taurophorus of Ptuj

The sculpture of Mithras carrying the bull includes an inscription on its base.

 
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Mithraeum II of Ptuj

Mithraeum II was found at Ptuj at a distance of 20 m south of the Mithraeum I in 1901.

 
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Mithréum de La Bâtie-Montsaléon

During the excavations of 1804-1805, a series of monuments dedicated to Mithras and a temple were discovered at ancient Mons Seleucus.

 
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Coin of Valerian and Sol

This coin was deposited in the upper level of the throne in the cult niche of the Mitreo della Planta Pedis.

 
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Antiochus I shakes hands with Mithras

Antiochus I of Commagene shakes Mithras hands in this relief from the Nemrut Dagi temple.

 
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Mitreo della Piazza Dante

The Mithraeum located in Piazza Dante in Rome was discovered in 1874 along with a series of monuments dedicated by a Pater named Primus.

 
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Cautopates in the Walters Art Museum

This fragmentary relief shows Cautopates bordered by three of the six zodiacal signs with which He is associated: Capricorn, Sagittarius and Scorpio.

 
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Une SOCIETE SECRETE au cœur de l'Empire Romain ? - LE CULTE DE MITHRA

Des rituels mystérieux, une hiérarchie gradée au sein d’un culte énigmatique, une société considérée pendant longtemps comme secrète au sein de l’Empire Romain…

 
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Altar with inscription from Baetulo

This altar was dedicated to Cautes by a certain Lucius in Baetulo (Badalona), near Barcino (Barcelona).

 
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Mercury of Mérida

The statue of Mercury in Merida bears a dedication from the Roman Pater of a community in the city in 155.

 
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Plaque of Milan by Ulbius Gaianus

This monument dedicated to 'Invicto Patrio' was found in Milan in 1869.

 
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Tauroctony stele of Nicopolis ad Istrum

The Tauroctony of Nicopolis ad Istrum is unique as it is the only Mithraic stele befitting a Greek donor.

 
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Frescoes of 'Magis' from Dura Europos

Some scholars have speculated that the scrolls both figures hold in their hands represent Eastern doctrines brought to the Western world.

 
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Head of Minerva from London

This head was found at the east end of temple of Mithras in London.

 
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Mithras in India and Iran

We propose to revisit a passage by the prolific author Marteen Vermaseren that highlights correspondences today forgotten between the Roman Mithras and its Eastern counterparts.

 
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A man is initiated into the Mysteries of Mithras

This is the first of several fresco scenes depicting the initiation of a new member in a mithraic community, in Capua Vetere.

 
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Head of Mithras of Mackwiller

This fragment of the head of a young Mithras is one of the finds made during the excavations carried out by Jean-Jacques Hatt at Mackwiller, France, in 1955.

 
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Mitreo Sacellum delle Tre Navate

The Mithraeum in the Chapel of the Three Naves was not linked to the cult of Mithras until recently because of a mosaic showing a pig, in the belief that it was an animal unfit for consumption in a temple of Eastern origin.

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