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Stone base from rock sanctuary at Kreta

Sandstone base with a hollow at the back from the rock sanctuary at Kreta, Moesia Inferior, probably supporting a cult statue.

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Prehistoric axe with Mithraic associations from Argolis

Black polished cone-shaped prehistoric axe from Argolis, now in the Athens National Museum, interpreted by some scholars as having Mithraic votive associations.

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Altar of Stertinius Carpus from the Ponte Emilio Area, Rome

This altar bears an inscription to the health of the emperor Commodus by a certain Marcus Aurelius, his father and two other fellows.

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Marcus Aurelius Stertinius Carpus

A devotee of Mithras who dedicated an altar for the health of Commodus alongside his father, a procurator castrensis, in Rome.

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Altar of Carnuntum by the Augusti and Caesares

Altar with Cautes and Cautopates dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras as protector of the Tetrarchy in 3rd-century Carnuntum.

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Ostia 192 A.D.

A historical role-playing game inspired by the archaeology of Roman Mithraism. Applications are now open and places are limited. The next campaign begins on 24 June.

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Forged bronze Mithraic statuette

Bronze statuette bearing a Mithraic inscription, subsequently demonstrated by Anna Sadurska to be a modern forgery.

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Bronze statuette in Oriental dress in the Walters Art Gallery

Small bronze statuette in Oriental dress from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, depicting a figure no longer considered a Mithraic object.

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Rock-crystal tauroctony gem from Paris

Rock-crystal gem in the Cabinet des Médailles, Paris, depicting Mithras as bull-slayer with the standard iconographic programme.

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Golden magical ring from the Castellani Collection

Gold ring amulet formerly in the Schlumberger Collection, published as Mithraic by Cumont and later identified as a healing charm against colic and diseases of the uterus.

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Limestone votive altar with Sol head from Pula

A small limestone votive altar from Pola (modern Pula) bearing on its front face a damaged relief head of a youthful Sol with long curly hair, above which is carved the inscription Soli and below the dedicatory text by Atticus (No. 757).

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Ara in the shape of a mystic chest dedicated to Deo Mithrae Soli from Aquileia

An altar in the shape of a mystic chest found at Aquileia in 1828, inscribed with a brief dedication to the Deity Mithras Sol.

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Industria (Monteu da Po)

Industria was a Roman settlement in northern Italy, today associated with Monteu da Po.

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Augusta Taurinorum (Turin)

Augusta Taurinorum was the Roman city corresponding to modern Turin.

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Ulcisia Castra (Szentendre)

Ulcisia Castra formed part of the fortified Danube frontier north of Aquincum.

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Sexantaprista (Ruse)

Sexantaprista occupied a strategic position on the southern bank of the lower Danube.

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Drmno (Kostolac)

Drmno lies near the important Roman site of Viminacium on the Danube frontier.

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Colonia Iulia Equestris (Nyon)

The colonia of Iulia Equestris, modern Nyon, overlooked the shores of Lake Geneva and controlled regional routes.

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Castellum Tidditanorum (Tiddis)

Settlement in inland Numidia associated with the mountainous region south of Cirta and the wider network of North Africa.

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Campona (Budapest)

Campona occupied a strategic position south of Aquincum along the Danube frontier.

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