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Dalmatia

Dalmatia preserves Mithraic evidence shaped by Adriatic routes, military movement and provincial urban centres.

Socius

Olaf Kaper

Egyptologist with interest in the religion of Roman Egypt.

Monumentum

Altars from the Phrygianum of the Vatican by two clarissimi

Both of them were discovered in 1609 in the foundations of the façade of the church of San Pietro, Rome.

Syndexios

Lucius Apuleius Marcellus

North African author, Platonic philosopher and rhetorician associated with the Mithraic milieu of Ostia.

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Altar to Sol Invictus Mithras from Rome

Marble altar dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras, found in Rome (in aedibus Maffaeiorum), set up in 183 A.D. by M. Ulpius Maximus, praepositus tabellariorum, together with its ornaments and Mithraic insignia, in fulfilment of a vow.

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Altar of Alfenius Ceionius Iulianus Kamenius

Marble altar dedicated at the Vatican Phrygianum in Rome by the Mithraic pater Alfenius Ceionius Iulianus Kamenius in 374 CE.

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Fragmentary tauroctony from Solin

This large limestone fragment from Roman Salona preserves the hind part of the bull together with Mithras’ foot and traces of his red tunic.

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Mithraeum of S. Oancea

The remains of this Mithraeum were discovered in 1930 in the Cetatea district of Alba Iulia, ancient Apulum.

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Fragment of a Mithraic tauroctony from Dacia

This marble fragment from Roman Dacia preserves part of a tauroctony with Sol, the raven, and Mithras dragging the bull.

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Tauroctony fragment from Entrains

This fragmentary tauroctony from Roman Gaul preserves a striking raven behind Mithras’ cloak and the bust of Sol in the upper corner.

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Altar to Semele from Cologne

This sandstone altar found in Cologne bears an inscription to the goddess Semele and her sisters.

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Head of Mithras from Cologne

This marble head of Mithras was found in the Luxemburgerstrasze in Cologne, Germany.

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Sepulchral inscription from Cologne

Sepulchral limestone inscription from the vicinity of the Mithraeum at Colonia Agrippina (Germania Inferior), mentioning the Mithraic grade Corax.

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Intaglio of Abraxas and Mithras

Gnostic amulet found in the ancient Agora of Athens, depicting Abraxas on one side and a Mithraic inscription on the other.

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Tauroctony on intaglio

Large intaglio engraved with Mithras as bull slayer surrounded by a peculiar version of Cautes and Cautopates and other celestial deities.

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Tauroctonic medallion from Caesarea Maritima

The small medallion depicts three scenes from the life of Mithras, including the Tauroctony. It may come from the Danube area.

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Two figures relief from Via Zanardelli

Marble relief, probably found in Rome during the construction of the Palazzo Primoli along the Via Zanardelli.

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Tauroctony of Ulpius Linus from Apulum

This relief of Mithras killing the bull was dedicated by the bearer of the imperial standard of Legio XIII Gemina, Marcus Ulpius Linus.

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Tauroctony from Antium

This marble relief depicting Mithras killing the bull, found at Porto d’Anzio in 1699 and now lost, is known from a engraving by del Torre.

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La grotta del Mitreo

The site was destroyed in the 5th century but some elements, including the benches, can still been seen.

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