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Cautes and Cautopates from Mithraeum III of Heddernheim

The two companions of Mithras carry a torch and a shepherd's staff at the third Mithraeum in Frankfurt-Heddernheim, formerly Nida.

Monumentum

Tauroctony from the Mithraeum III of Nida

The relief of Mithras slaying the bull from Nida's Mithraeum III was found in two pieces in 1887, destroyed during an air raid on Frankfurt in 1944, and restored in 1986.

Monumentum

Altar with inscription of Bingen

The monument was dedicated by two brothers, one of them being the Pater of his community.

Syndexios

Lucius Sextius Karus

His name was added to the main tauroctony sculpture of the Mitreo Fagan.

Syndexios

Paterna

A Romano-Germanic woman whose inscription became central to debates on female participation in the Mithraic cult.

Monumentum

Basin of Criton from Ostia

The dedicator of this marble basin could be the same person who offered the sculpture of Mithras slaying the bull in the Mitreo delle Terme di Mitra.

Syndexios

Felicissimus

Probably the Pater of the Mithraeum of Ostia which bears his name.

Monumentum

Altar of Faustus from Senia

Altar from Vratnik near Senia, Dalmatia, dedicated to Soli invicto Mithrae by Faustus, slave of Tiberius Saturninus, for himself and his family.

Monumentum

Cup of Eutyches from Martigny

Ceramic cup inscribed with a Greek graffito and recovered from the Mithraeum of Martigny, providing evidence for the use of inscribed vessels within the sanctuary assemblage.

Monumentum

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.

Syndexios

Quintus Petronius Felix Marsus

Syndexios in Ostia, his name Marsus suggests that he was a snake-charmer.

Monumentum

Tauroctony relief from Oescus

Tuff tauroctony relief in two fragments from Ghighen, ancient Oescus in Moesia Inferior, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene with the full iconographic programme.

Cohors

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.

Syndexios

Alfenius Ceionius Iulianus Kamenius

Late Roman senator and governor of Numidia whose inscriptions present him as a Mithraic pater and initiate in several mystery cults.

Monumentum

Rock-cut tauroctony relief from Rožanec

Carved directly into the rock of the Rožanec sanctuary, this tauroctony relief preserves an unusually complete composition.

Syndexios

Melichrisus

Early Mithraic Leo from Novae whose name has been associated with the honey symbolism of the leonine grade.

Syndexios

Titus Flavius Saturninus

Veteran recalled to imperial service and sole named devotee of Mithras currently attested at Grumentum.

Monumentum

Bronze torchbearers from the Cabinet des Médailles

Pair of bronze torchbearer statuettes in Oriental dress from the Cabinet des Médailles, originally belonging to the same sculptural group.

Monumentum

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.

Monumentum

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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