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Cautes of the mitreo di Santa Prisca

The marble statue of Cautes, found in the Mithraeum of Santa Prisca, was originally a Mercury.

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Probable Mithraeum on the Aventine between S. Saba and Via Salvator, Rome

Roman building on the Aventine between the eastern side of S. Saba and Via Salvator, probably used as a Mithraeum at the end of the 4th century, with a long corridor bearing three semicircular niches and a large external basin.

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Mithraeum of the Baths of Caracalla

The Mitreo delle terme di Caracalla is one of the largest temples dedicated to Mithras ever found in Rome.

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Altar of Vettius Agrorius Praetextatus

The marble altar mentions Vettius Agrorius Praetextatus as Pater Sacrorum and Patrum and his wife Aconia Fabia Paulina.

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Altar to a Perses of S. Silvestro in Capite

This monument was erected on the occasion of the elevation of a member to the Mithraic grade of Perses.

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Tauroctony from Viale Latino

Partial marble statue of Mithras as a bullkiller found near Viale Latino, about 200 meters from Porta San Giovanni.

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Altar to Arimanius of the Esquilino

This altar mentioning the god Arimanius was found in 1655 at Porta San Giovanni, on the Esquilino.

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Column base with dedication to Mithras from SS. Eusebii et Viti, Rome

Lower part of a candelabrum-shaft in the form of a palm trunk on an acanthus base, with a dedication to Mithras by T. Aelius Iustus on three faces of the plinth, found between the churches of SS. Eusebius and Vitus, Rome.

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Mitreo dell’Esquilino

In a house from the time of Constantine, a Lararium was found with a statue of Isis-Fortuna. The Mithraeum was a door next to it, on a lower room.

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Mithras pantocrator from the Villa Altieri

This unusual representation of Mithras standing on a bull was kept in the Casino di Villa Altieri sul Monte Esquilino until the 19th century.

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Relief fragment from Labicum

Fragment of a bull-killing relief showing Mithras, the torchbearer Cautes with upraised torch, and the bust of Luna, found at Labicum in the ruins of a Roman villa.

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Tanit ex-voto from Carthage

Punic ex-voto to Tanit bearing the formula 'Meqim Elim Mithrahastarni', tentatively interpreted as a Mithras reference but pre-dating the Roman cult.

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Mithraic find from London

Archaeological material from the Mithraeum of Londinium discussed in Hill’s study of Roman London.

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Mithraeum of Carrawburgh

The temple of Mithras of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, disclosed three main stages of development, the second exhibiting two reconstructions.

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Altar to Sol Invictus from Bu-Gnem

Limestone keystone dedicated to the invincible Sun by Peticius Pastor and preserved at Lepcis Magna.

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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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Petrogeny from Sibiu

This white marble statue of the rock-birth from Cibinium in Roman Dacia is one of the largest known Mithraic sculptures from the Danubian provinces.

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Head in Phrygian cap from Thasos

Marble head from the south-west walls of Thasos, Macedonia, found in 1920, with long curly hair, Phrygian cap, and a pathetic expression; possibly Mithras or Attis.

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Sepulchral inscription with Mithraic grade from Philippi

Third-century sepulchral inscription from near Philippi, Macedonia, studied for its Mithraic content in the upper lines of the text.

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Altar of Marcus Laelius Aquila sacerdos from Dyrrachium

Stone from Durrës, ancient Dyrrachium in Macedonia, dedicated to Soli aeterno by Marcus Laelius Aquila, sacerdos; the name Aquila may correspond to a Mithraic grade.

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