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Mithraeum III at Aquincum

Third Mithraic sanctuary at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, between the Amphitheatre and the Krempelmühle, attested by five altars and a decorated mosaic; the building itself is not fully known.

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Mithraeum II at Aquincum

Second Mithraic sanctuary discovered at Altofen in 1888, Pannonia Inferior; rectangular (15.03 × 7.06 m) and raised two metres above ground, with benches and a cult niche; one of the most fully excavated Mithraea from the Danubian region.

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Note on possible Mithraeum I attribution

Observation that two altars dedicated by Caius Iulius Primus to Sol deo sacrum at Aquincum may belong either to Mithraeum I or to Mithraeum III.

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Altar of a decurio from Mithraeum I, Aquincum

Altar from Mithraeum I at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated by a decurio of the municipium Aquincum who held the rank of duumvir iure dicundo and praefectus collegii fabrum.

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Altar to Leo from Mithraeum I, Aquincum

Altar from Mithraeum I at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Leoni, suggesting a dedication to the Mithraic grade leo or to the lion as a cult animal.

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Fragmentary Mithras dedication from Carnuntum

Inscription from Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, preserving only the abbreviated dedication to Invicto deo Mithrae sacrum.

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Altar with Mithraic symbols from Carnuntum

Sandstone altar from Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, found in a flue of Building VII in 1899, decorated on the left with a raven, corn-ear, and serpent stacked vertically and on the right with a lying lion; dedicated to Invicto deo Mithrae.

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Tauroctony fragment with bull and Mithras from Carnuntum

White marble tauroctony relief fragment from Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, preserving the bull and the lower part of Mithras's tunic.

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Minor finds from Mithraeum III, Carnuntum

Minor finds from Mithraeum III at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, including lamps, bricks, pottery, and serpent-vase fragments; a coin of Macrinus (AD 217) from the entrance may provide a terminus, and the sanctuary is attested as restored in AD 307.

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Altar of Munatius from Mithraeum III, Carnuntum

Small sandstone altar from Mithraeum III at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, dedicated by Munatius, a centurion of an unspecified legion.

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Sandstone shell basin from Mithraeum III, Carnuntum

Sandstone shell from Mithraeum III at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, probably mounted on a base and serving as a cult water basin.

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Cautopates statue from Mithraeum III, Carnuntum

Two sandstone fragments from Mithraeum III at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, comprising a base with one leg and a downward torch, and a Phrygian-capped head of Cautopates; probably stood at the beginning of the benches alongside the Cautes statue.

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Cautes statue from Mithraeum III, Carnuntum

Two sandstone fragments from Mithraeum III at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, belonging to a torchbearer statue probably of Cautes, comprising a Phrygian-capped head with painted eyes and a body fragment; the statues probably stood at the beginning of the benches…

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Altar of Magnius Heracla from Mithraeum III, Carnuntum

Inscription from Mithraeum III at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, recording a dedication pro salute Augusti to Deo invicto by Magnius Heracla, a Roman citizen of peregrinian origin as indicated by his cognomen.

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Nine-figure altar from Mithraeum III, Carnuntum

Large stone altar from Mithraeum III at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, decorated on all four sides with nine figures supporting the upper voluted section and bearing faces on the front of the volutes; a distinctive sculptural type within the Mithraic repertoire…

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Altar of Titus Flavius Viator from Mithraeum III, Carnuntum

Inscription from Mithraeum III at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, recording that Titus Flavius Viator built or founded something for Deo invicto; the verb condi fecit is interpreted as referring to the construction of the sanctuary.

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Minor finds from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Minor finds from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, comprising legionary brick stamps, burnt coal and wood, ash with ox, sheep, and goat bones, and fragments of serpent-vases; the coin evidence points to a terminus ante quem in the early third century…

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Altar rim of Caius Fron- from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Marble altar rim from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, preserving only the beginning of the dedicant's name: Caius Fron-.

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Altar of Valerius Victorinus optio from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Altar from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Deo invicto by Valerius Victorinus, optio of Legio X Gemina.

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Altar of Iulius Pacatus from Mithraeum I, Carnuntum

Altar from Mithraeum I at Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Deo invicto by Iulius Pacatus ex voto, with Marcus Valerius serving as sacerdos for the second time — one of the few attestations of the Mithraic title sacerdos from Pannonia.

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