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Commodus
Roman emperor, son of the emperor and Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius.
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Lucius Septimius Cassianus
Ensign-bearer of legion VI Hispana active in Aquileia.
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Hermadio
Hermadio's inscriptions have been found in Dacian Tibiscum and Sarmizegetusa, as well as in Rome.
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Lucius Sempronius
Offered a throne to Sol god in Ostia.
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Lucius Tullius Agatho
Donated an altar to the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere while Marcus Aemilius Epaphroditus was Pater.
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Lucius Septimius Archelaus
A freedman of Septimius Severus, he was Pater and priest of the invincible Mithras, as mentioned in a marble inscription found in Rome.
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Lucius Petreius Victor
Garlic merchant, probably from Lusitania, who dedicated an altar to Cautes in Tarraconensis.
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Lucius Sextius Karus
His name was added to the main tauroctony sculpture of the Mitreo Fagan.
Notitia

Dancing out
the Mysteries of Dionysos
Peter Mark Adams: ‘The initiation was a frightening experience that caused some people to panic as a flood of otherworldly entities swept through the ritual space.’
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From Mithraism to Freemasonry. A history of ideas
Twelve centuries separate the decline of Roman Mithraism from the dawn of Freemasonry. Twelve centuries during which the mysteries of Mithras have remained more secret than ever.
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Aelius Sabinus
Centurion who engraved a plaque to Sol for the health of the Emperor Antoninus Pius and his sons.
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Corbulo
Danube region can be traced back to the legions that fought under his command in Armenia.
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Aulus Cluentius Habitus
Prefect of the First Cohort of Batavians, of the Ultinian voting-tribe.
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Appius Claudius Tarronius Dexter
Neapolitan senator who dedicated a tauroctonic relief to Mithras tauroctonus to the Almighty God Mithras.
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Gaius Valerius Heracles
Pater and priest of the Fagan Mithtraeum with several monuments to his name.
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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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Le projet MITHRA
Laurent Bricault révolutionne les études mithriaques avec l’exposition Le Mystère Mithra. Rencontre à Toulouse avec ce professeur pour une plongée fascinante dans les dernières découvertes sur ce culte invincible.
Monumentum

Tabula ansata of Lucius from Bremenium
This inscription commemorates the building of a mithraeum in Bremenium with fellow worshippers of Mithras.
TNMM566 – CIMRM 876
Deo invicto [[et]] Soli soc(io) / sacrum. Pro salute et / incolumitate imp(eratoris) Caes(aris) / M(arci) Aureli Antonini pii felic(is) / aug(usti) L(ucius) Caecilius Optatus / trib(unus) coh(ortis) I…
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Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
The Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres (Sette Sfere) is of great importance for the understanding of the cult, because of its black-and-white mosaics depicting the planets, the zodiac and related elements.
TNMM9 – CIMRM 239
Monumentum

Inscription of Septimius Archelaus
This marble plaque was made by a Pater and priest Lucius Septimius Archelaus of Mithras for him, his wife and his freedmen and freedwomen.
TNMM453 – CIMRM 511
D(is) M(anibus) / L. Septimius Aug(ustorum trium) lib(ertus) Archelaus / pater et sacerdos invicti / Mithrae domus Augustanae / fecit sibi et Cosiae Primitivae / coniugi benemerenti libertis liberta/b…