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Gaius Lucretius Mnester

Assistant magister.

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Mercatorius Castrensis

Offered the famous Tauroctony of Osterburken to the unconquerable sun god Mithras.

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Materninius Faustinus

He erected one of the last known mithraea on his property.

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Gaius Iulius Castinus

Legate of the Legion II Adiutrix, stationed in Aquincum.

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Marcus Statius Niger

Marcus Statius Niger was a lion who erected an altar to Cautopates in Statio, the present-day Angera, with his brother Gaius.

Notitia

The Mysteries of Mithras

The Mysteries of Mithras is an independent Initiatic Order which is inspired by and uses the allegory of the lost and ancient Mithraic Mysteries also known as Mithraism a previously influential Roman Cult of the same name.

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If So, How? Representing “Coming Back to Life” in the Mysteries of Mithras

Porphyry states that the Mithraists “perfect their initiate by inducting him into a mystery of the descent of souls and their exit back out again, calling the place a ‘cave’.”.

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Tauroctony from St. Andrä vor dem Hagenthale

The votive image was donated by a certain Verus for a mithraeum which was probably located in the hinterland of the Limes.

Notitia

Re-interpreting the Mysteries of Mithras

Ernest Renan suggested that without the rise of Christianity, we might all have embraced the cult of Mithras. Nevertheless, it has had a lasting influence on secret societies, religious movements and popular culture.

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A Study of Mithraism

During the first semester of his sophomore year at Crozer, King composed a paper for Enslin’s course on Greek religion, focusing on Mithraism.

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Inscripton of Justus from Caerleon

This oolite base, dedicated to the invincible Mithras, was found in the baths of the Villa de Caerleon, Walles.

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Bust of Sol from San Clemente

This marble bust of Sol, found in the Mitreo di San Clemente, had five holes in the head where rays had been fixed.

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Altar of Castlesteads

Horsley thought that, like some other inscriptions in the Naworth Collection, this altar also had come from Birdoswald.

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Tauroctony relief found between Porta Portese and St Pancrace

Franz Cumont bought this relief of Mithras as a bullkiller from a dealer who claimed to have found it in a vineyard near the church of Saint Pancrace, in Rome.

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Tauroctony from Aelius Hylas from Doştat

This monument bears an inscription by a certain Lucius Aelius Hylas, in which he associates Sol Invictus with Jupiter.

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Base of statue from Mérida

This lost monument bears an inscription to Cautes by a certain Tiberius Claudius Artemidorus.

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Inscription of Kastos father and son

Second Mithraic monument dedicated by the Kastos family, found not far from the Arco di S. Lazzaro, in Rome.

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Gnostic amulet with Mithras monogram

This silver amulet depicts Abraxas on one side and the first verses of the Book of Genesis in Hebrew on the other.

Video

The Rudchester Mithraeum

The archaeology of the Rudchester Mithraeum

Video

Vulgariser Mithra. Rencontre avec Jean-Christophe Piot

Jean-Christophe Piot a participé à la réalisation de l'exposition 'Le mystère Mithra' en réalisant des pastilles sonores sur certaines œuvres de l'exposition.

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