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The New Mithraeum Database

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Rock inscription of Sagarios at Farasha

Rock inscription of Sagarios, strategus of Ariaramneia, recording a Mithraic ceremony near Farasha (ancient Ariaramneia), Cappadocia, likely 1st century A.D.

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Tauroctony fragments from Bihać

Two limestone relief fragments from Bihać, Dalmatia, found near Kástel Stasi and the Croate Church of Saint Martha, preserving portions of a Mithraic bull-slaying scene.

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Tauroctony relief from Pritok

Sandstone tauroctony relief from Pritok near Bihać, Dalmatia, lost during World War II, depicting Mithras in Oriental dress killing the bull in a grotto with the bull's tail ending in corn-ears.

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Inscription to Deo Soli invicto from Han Potoci

Inscription from Han Potoci, Dalmatia, dedicated to Deo Soli invicto Meteri by Aurelius Maximinus, Flavius Marcellinus, and Flavius Marcellus; Meteri is interpreted as a variant spelling of Mithrae.

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Tauroctony slab from Han Potoci

Limestone slab from a Roman settlement at Bijelo Polje north-east of Mostar, ancient area of Han Potoci in Dalmatia, found in 1902 and probably dating to the fourth century AD, depicting a Mithraic scene.

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Inscription of Aurelius from Nefertara

Inscription from Nefertara, Dalmatia, dedicated to Invicto Augusto by Aurelius, probably dated to the consulship of Aspro and Orfito.

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Rock Mithraeum at Nefertara

Mithraic sanctuary in a steep rock face called Preslica at Nefertara near Plevlje, Dalmatia, described as carved into the cliff above a ravine with a carved tauroctony scene.

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Altar of Sextus Baberius Ianoarius from Plevlje

Limestone altar from the ruins of ancient Plevlje, Dalmatia, walled into the well of the local barracks, dedicated to Soli invicto sacrum by Sextus Baberius Ianoarius.

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Lost tauroctony relief from Krivošije

Tauroctony relief mentioned from a mountaintop at Krivošije near Risn, Boka Kotorska, Dalmatia, found before World War I; the relief was lost.

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Tauroctony fragment from Cavtat

Limestone tauroctony relief fragment from Cavtat, ancient Epidaurum in Dalmatia, preserving the dog leaping up against the bull and part of a Cautes figure not cross-legged.

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Rock-cut tauroctony from Cavtat

Tauroctony relief carved directly into the rock of the Mithraeum on the Colle S. Giorgio near Cavtat, ancient Epidaurum in Dalmatia; the composition includes Sol, Luna, Cautes, and Cautopates flanking the central scene.

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Tauroctony relief from Gardun

Small limestone tauroctony relief fragment from Gardun near Sinj, ancient Aequum in Dalmatia, found in a field at Oglavak.

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Tauroctony relief from Sinać

Yellow limestone tauroctony relief found in the bed of the brook Obdulje at Sinać near Otočac in the Lika, Dalmatia, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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Mithraeum at Pohanica

Small Mithraic sanctuary found in the slope of a ravine called Zlodjer (Devil's Ditch) at Ober-Pohanica near Zdole, Noricum; the finds are among the finest marble Mithraic sculpture from the eastern Alpine provinces.

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Torchbearer relief from Echzell

Sculpted torchbearer relief discovered near the Roman fort of Castellum Echzell.

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Relief of Cautopates from Bonna

Limestone relief fragment showing Cautopates beside traces of a tauroctony scene.

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Altar of P. Aelius Amandus from Rome

Marble altar in the Museo Capitolino, Rome, bearing a bust of Sol and a dedication by P. Aelius Amandus, a soldier of the equites singulares Augusti, in fulfilment of a vow on receiving his honourable discharge, dated to 158 A.D.

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Large marble tablet fragment with Mithraic text from the Via Nazionale, Rome

Fragment of a large marble tablet with large letters of poor 5th-century workmanship, found on the Monte Quirinale near the Via Nazionale, bearing poetic Mithraic references to the mystes of Ceres and the Invincible Mithras.

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Large-scale painted heads from Dura-Europos

Fragments of large-scale painted heads belonging to paintings of considerable size, from the Mithraeum of Dura-Europos, Syria, 3rd century A.D.

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Large raven fragments from Stockstadt

Two grey sandstone fragments of a large raven from Mithraeum I at Stockstadt, considerably bigger than the smaller raven statuette

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