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The New Mithraeum Database

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Small altar of Horimos from Tirgușor

Small sandstone altar with red-painted lettering from the Mithraeum at Tirgușor, Moesia Inferior, dedicated to the god by Horimos.

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Tauroctony with upraised torches from Tirgușor

Sandstone tauroctony relief with pediment from the Mithraeum at Tirgușor, Moesia Inferior, depicting the bull-slaying with two cross-legged torchbearers both holding their torches upraised and Sol and Luna busts in the upper corners; no dog or scorpion.

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Mithraeum at Tirgușor

Small Mithraic sanctuary discovered in 1958 in the grotto called Adam near Tirgușor, Moesia Inferior, about 30 km from Constanța; the monuments are remarkable for their Greek inscriptions.

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Inscription of Lucaius from Civitas Montanensium

Inscription from Civitas Montanensium, Moesia Superior, dedicated to Deo sancto invicto by Lucaius ex voto.

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Altar from Lopata

White marble altar from Lopata in the Kumanovo district, Moesia Superior, associated with possible Mithraic sanctuary remains at the find-spot.

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Mithraeum at Slăveni-Romanați

Mithraic sanctuary found in 1837 on the right bank of the river Olt near Slăveni-Romanați, Dacia; the construction of the building is not detailed.

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Tauroctony altar from Alsóbajom

Sandstone altar from Alsóbajom near Mediaș, Dacia, with Mithras killing the bull between Cautes and Cautopates on its front face and no animals depicted; Sol appears in the upper left corner and Luna in the upper right.

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Rock-birth altar from Decea Mureșului

White sandstone altar from Decea Mureșului near Aiud, ancient Bruckla in Dacia, depicting on its front the naked Mithras being born from the rock, holding a torch in his right hand and a dagger in his left, with a coiled serpent below.

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Altar of Cocceius from Pritok

Sandstone altar from Pritok near Bihać, Dalmatia, dedicated to Invicto Mithrae Soli by Cocceius for his own welfare.

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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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Mithraeum at Konjic

Mithraic sanctuary found in 1897 on the slope of the Repovic mountains on the right bank of the river Trstenic near Konjic in Herzegovina, Dalmatia; a limestone sanctuary with cult relief, altar, and architectural elements.

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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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Rock-cut Mithraeum near Prozor

Natural rock enclosure at a quarter-hour's walk from Veliki Vitalj near Prozor, Dalmatia, used as a Mithraic sanctuary, with a tauroctony carved directly into the rock.

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Mithraeum at Sárkeszi

Mithraic sanctuary found at Sárkeszi near Székesfehérvár, Pannonia Inferior, in a place called Ságvölgyi; yielding altars, tauroctony reliefs, and cult objects.

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Altar of Claudius Neronianus from Campona

Sandstone altar from Campona, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Deo Soli invicto by Claudius Neronianus; the dedication is painted red.

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Mithraeum at Campona

Mithraic sanctuary found in the district of Campona near Nagytétény, Pannonia Inferior, in 1934, yielding three inscribed altars, statue fragments, and other cult objects.

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Mithraeum I at Aquincum

First Mithraic sanctuary in the potter's quarter of Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior; destroyed during the Marcoman wars; the rectangular building is known only from the four altars found side by side.

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Second tauroctony relief from Schwadorf

Fragment of a sandstone tauroctony relief from Schwadorf area, ancient Aequinoctium in Pannonia Superior, depicting Mithras killing the bull; the upper part of Mithras's body, the head, and parts of the bull are lost.

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Large tauroctony relief from Schwadorf

Fragment of a large sandstone tauroctony relief from Schwadorf, ancient Aequinoctium, depicting Mithras killing the bull; the upper part of the god's body, his head, the end of the tail, and the scorpion are lost.

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Mithraeum at Modrič

Small Mithraic sanctuary (9.28 × 4.52 m) found at Modrič near Našice in Slavonia, Pannonia Superior, in 1911; the sanctuary has the standard corridor and bench division with a water-basin in the pronaos, and yielded a rich assemblage of marble reliefs…

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