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The New Mithraeum Database

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Mithraeum of Alteburg-Heftrich

Poorly preserved subterranean Mithraic sanctuary discovered beneath a medieval convent.

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Mithraic votive inscription from Juslenville

Dedication to Mithras mentioning Freio and Friatto.

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Mithraic inscription of Axius Verus and companions

Dedication to Mithras from Juslenville by Axius Verus, Quintus Vetius and Probinus.

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Mithraic monuments from Angleur

Group of Mithraic monuments preserved in the museums of Liège.

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Supposed Mithraeum from Saint Pierre de Messeane

Structure in the Tarn region initially reported as a Mithraeum but later identified as an ordinary silo.

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Mithraic finds from Alésia

Group of Mithraic objects now preserved in the museum of the Société des Sciences de Semur at Alésia.

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Lion head possibly linked to Mithras from Vichy

Sculpted lion’s head from Vichy tentatively described as Mithraic in regional archaeological literature.

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Altar to Apollo-Mithras from Whitley Castle

Sandstone altar combining imagery of Apollo, Mithras and the torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates near the Roman fort of Whitley Castle.

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Statue once interpreted as Mithras from Aveiro

Bearded nude statue formerly claimed to be Mithraic but later rejected as a seventeenth-century sculpture unrelated to the cult.

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Mithraic monuments from Lepcis Magna

Group of monuments from Lepcis Magna published among the principal Mithraic remains of Roman Tripolitania.

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Note on the Mithraeum at Sentinum and its inscriptions

Evidence for a Mithraeum at Sentinum (modern Sassoferrato) in ancient Umbria, attested by a marble tauroctony group and three inscriptions, with a related mosaic found on the grounds of the Countess of Leuchtenberg and later given to King Louis of Bavaria…

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Marble fragment with Mithra inscription from Ocrea

A white marble fragment from Ocrea in Umbria bearing the name "Mitrha" (sic), possibly related to Mithraic monuments from nearby sites.

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Earthen lamp and coins from the Spoleto Mithraeum

An earthen lamp bearing the name of C. Dessi along with two coins of Constantine and one of Gratianus, found in the Mithraeum at Spoleto in Umbria.

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Cross-shaped medal with Sol and Luna from the Spoleto Mithraeum

A medal in the form of a Grecian cross from the Mithraeum at Spoleto, showing busts of a bearded man and a veiled woman each with a radiate crown, identified by Cumont as Sol and Luna.

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Sacrificial knife from the Spoleto Mithraeum

An oxidized sacrificial knife found in the Mithraeum at Spoleto in Umbria.

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Terracotta arm from the Spoleto Mithraeum

A terracotta arm found near the cone-shaped stone in the Mithraeum at Spoleto, the hand holding a broken object possibly from a representation of Mithras's rock-birth.

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Bone statuette of a youth from the Spoleto Mithraeum

A small bone statuette from the Mithraeum at Spoleto, depicting a youth dressed in tunic and long cloak with a laurel wreath around the head.

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Painted planetary figures on the benches of the Spoleto Mithraeum

Two surviving wall paintings from the side-benches of the Mithraeum at Spoleto, out of an original six, depicting a cloaked bearded man identified as Saturn holding a sickle and a youth in a red shoulder-cape holding a money-bag, probably representing the seven planets…

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Cipollino marble prism from the Spoleto Mithraeum

A triangular prism in cipollino marble with a hollow on the upper side, found standing in front of the cone-shaped stone in the Mithraeum at Spoleto.

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Cone-shaped stone from the Spoleto Mithraeum

A cone-shaped piece of stone with a square hole found to the left of the altar in the Mithraeum at Spoleto, unlikely to have supported a representation of Mithras's rock-birth despite earlier suggestions, given that the stone tapers slightly.

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