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The New Mithraeum Database

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Your search Sidi Ali Belkacem (سيدي علي بلقاسم) gave 919 results.

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Thuburnica (Sidi Ali Belkacem (سيدي علي بلقاسم))

Thuburnica was an ancient Roman-Berber city in the Maghreb.

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Sol and Luna altars from Thuburnica

Two small altars dedicated to Sol and Luna by the consul Q. Aradius Rufinus, found at Sidi Adi bel-Kassem near Thuburnica, probably dated 304-321 A.D.

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Sidi Okba (Sidi Okba (سيدي عقبة))

Sidi Okba is a commune in the Biskra Province, Algeria.

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Dolna-Malina (Dolna Malina)

Dolna-Malina lies within the inland territory historically associated with Roman Thrace.

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Deus Invictus altar from Sidi Okba

Altar serving as a column base, dedicated to Deus Invictus by M. Messius Messor, prefect of a cohort, found in the house of the sheik near Lambaesis at Sidi Okba.

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Leontocephalic deity from the Fagan Mithraeum

Marble leontocephalic Aion/Arimanus from the now-lost Fagan Mithraeum at Ostia, dedicated in AD 190 by three members of the local Mithraic priesthood.

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Tauroctony fragment from Dolna-Malina

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from near Dolna-Malina, Thracia, depicting part of Mithras as bull-slayer together with Cautopates; no further details are available.

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Hadi Valipour

Name: Dr. Hadi Valipour Date of Birth: August 26, 1983 Place of Birth: Iran Current Position: Assistant Professor of Eastern Religions, specializing in An

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The Mystery of Mithras. Exploring the heart of a Roman cult

This catalogue proposes, thanks to the contributions of some 75 international experts, a new synthesis for a complex and fascinating cult that reflects the remarkable advances in our knowledge in recent decades.

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Mitreo degli Animali

The Mithraeum of the Animals was decorated with a mosaic depicting a naked man, a cock, a raven, an scorpion, a snake and the head of the bull.

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Marble cap from the Mitreo degli Animali

Marble cap mentioned by Visconti, subsequently identified as certainly belonging to the finds of the Mitreo degli Animali rather than the Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale, Ostia.

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Marble head of Helios-Mithras from the Mitreo degli Animali

Marble head of Helios-Mithras with curly hair and seven holes for fastening rays, from the Mitreo degli Animali at Ostia, Lateran Museum.

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Tavalicavo

The identification of Tavalicavo remains uncertain, though it appears connected with the Balkan interior.

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Inscription of Sextus Dugius Valentio, sevir augustalis, from Brescia

An inscription from Brescia (ancient Brixia) recording an ex-voto dedication to Sol Deus Invictus by Sextus Dugius Valentio, a sevir augustalis of the city.

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White marble relief with bull and fig-tree from Italica

A small four-sided white marble relief of uncertain Mithraic attribution, found at Italica (modern Santiponce, near Seville), depicting a bull walking to the right on the front, a fig-tree on the back, five ears of wheat on the right side, and damaged vine tendrils with grapes on the left…

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Inscription of C. Calidius Agathopus, sevir augustalis of Aquileia

An inscription from Aquileia recording a vow fulfilled to Sol Invictus Mithras by C. Calidius Agathopus, a member of the college of the seviri Augustales of Aquileia.

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Temple-front tauroctony from Tavalicavo

Large marble tauroctony relief from near Tavalicavo, Moesia Superior, with the shape of a temple façade: two columns supporting a pediment, the capital decorated with a head of Medusa, and the tauroctony in the central field.

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Tauroctony with Sol and Luna from Pautalia

Marble tauroctony relief from the surroundings of Küstendil, ancient Pautalia in Moesia Superior, depicting the bull-slaying with torchbearers and Sol and Luna busts in the upper corners.

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Tauroctony lower portion from Pautalia

Lower part of a marble tauroctony relief from Küstendil, ancient Pautalia in Moesia Superior, preserving only the lower half of the bull-slaying scene with partially visible legs of the torchbearers.

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Marble altar CIL VI 744 dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras by Vestalis and C. Vettius Augustalis, Rome

Marble altar from the gardens of the Villa Giustiniani near Porta Flaminia, dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras as a votive offering by Vestalis, servant of the Caesars, and C. Vettius Augustalis.

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