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Altar by Septimius Zosimus from Roma

This altar dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras by a certain Septimius Zosimus was found in the Basilica of San Martino ai Monti in Rome.

 
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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.

 
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Tertullian on Mithras

In polemical passages from the late second and early third centuries, Tertullian portrays the cult of Mithras as a demonic imitation of Christian rites and provides rare early references to Mithraic initiation and ritual symbolism.

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Caracalla

Emperor Caracalla ordered one of Rome’s largest temples to the god Mithras to be built in the baths bearing his name.

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Septimius Severus

First African emperor of Rome (193 – 211), born in Leptis Magna, now Al-Khums in Libya.

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Quintus Petronius Felix Marsus

Syndexios in Ostia, his name Marsus suggests that he was a snake-charmer.

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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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Quintus Tessignius Maximianus

Pater of Aquileia that devoted an altar to Mithras.

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Septimius Valentinus

Optio who erected several altars to Mithras in the Mithraeum of Sárkeszi.

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Flavius Septimius Zosimus

Vir perfectissimus and priest of Zeus Brontes and Hekate, he erected a mithraeum in Rome.

 
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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CIMRM 407

Marble inscribed slab recording the dedication of a Mithraeum and an antrum to Mithras for the safety and victories of Septimius Severus and his family, found in Rome.

 
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Coin of Septimius Severus and god on horseback

Coin of Istrus, Moesia Inferior, showing Caracalla on one side and a god on horseback (Mithras ?) on the other.

 
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Inscription by Aurelius Rufinus of Andros

This inscription reveals the existence of a Mithraeum on the island of Andros, Greece, which has not yet been found.

 
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Altar to Transitus from Sárkeszi

This is one of the altars erected by Septimius Valentinus, in this case, to the transitus of Mithras.

 
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Cautes and Cautópates of Palazzo Imperiale

The sculptures of Cautes and Cautopates from the Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale may have been reused from an older mithraeum in Ostia.

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Marcus Lollianus Callinicus

Pater at Caseggiato di Diana.

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Callimorphus

Callimorphus was a cashier (arkarius) of the estates of Chresimus, steward of emperors.

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Firmidius Severinus

Firmidius Severinus was a soldier who served in the Legio VIII Augusta for 26 years.

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Lucius Septimius Cassianus

Ensign-bearer of legion VI Hispana active in Aquileia.

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