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Constantinopolis

Founded on the site of ancient Byzantium and refounded in 330 CE, Constantinopolis became an imperial residence in the eastern Roman Empire. In the 4th century, it was a key setting for interaction between traditional cults and Christian authority.

 
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Istros (Istria)

Under Roman rule from the 1st century CE, Histria was incorporated into the province of Moesia. The city is noted on the Tabula Peutingeriana, which places it 11 miles from Tomis and 9 miles from Ad Stoma.

 
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Inscription of Aurelius Iustinianus from Ptuj

This inscription probably belonged to the fourth mithraeum of Poetovio and records the restoration of a Mithraic temple by the dux Aurelius Iustinianus.

 
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Statue Base of Alfenius Ceionius Iulianus Kamenius

Honorific marble statue base dedicated to the senator and Mithraic pater Alfenius Ceionius Iulianus Kamenius by members of his provincial administration.

 
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Altar with donor lists from Solin

This inscribed limestone altar from Roman Salona preserves several lists of ministers associated with the Tritones collegium during the Tetrarchic period.

 
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Slab of the astrologer Maximus of Milan

Marcus Valerius Maximus records in this inscription his knowledge of astrology as well as the name of his wife.

 
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Altar from Rome by Mnester and Philetus

This marble altar was found ’in the street called di Branco’, behind the palace of the Cardinal of Bologna, in Rome.

 
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Altar from Skelani by Hostilius

This damaged monument of a certain Hostilius from Malvesiatium, now Skelani, bears an inscription apparently to Mithras transitus.

 
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CIMRM 293

Fragmentary marble statue of a woman from the Mithraeum delle Sette Porte.

 
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Mosaics from Mitreo degli Animali

Several figures related to the Mysteries of Mithras are depicted on the mosaics of the Mithraeum of the Animals.

 
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CIMRM 227

Marble statue of Cautes, found at Ostia. The head, one arm and the legs are missing. The figure wears a short tunic and raises the torch in the canonical upward gesture.

 
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Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte

The House of the Mithraeum of the Painted Walls was built in the second half of the 2nd century BC (opus incertum) and modified during the Augustan period.

 
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Mitreo delle terme di Mitra

The Mithraeum of the terms of Mithras takes its name from being installed in the service area of the Baths of Mithras.

 
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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Plaque with the list of worshippers of Virunum

The bronze bears the dedication of a restoration of a Mithraeum carried out in 183.

 
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Frescoes with standing figures of Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte

The frescoes depict several figures dressed in different garments associated with the Mithraic degrees.

 
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Mitreo della domus dei capitelli

Archaeologists discovered the 20th temple dedicated to Mithras in Ostia during the restoration of the domus del capitello di stucco in 2022.

 
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Inscription of Flavius Antistianus from Rome

This inscription was dedicated to God Cautes by a certain Flavius Antistianus, Pater Patrorum in Rome.

 
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Mitreo di Santo Stefano Rotondo

The Mitreo dei Castra Peregrinorum was discovered under the church of Santo Stefano Rotondo in Rome.

 
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Tauroctony stele from 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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