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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 to Soli Zo- from Troesmis

Fragmentary inscription from Troesmis, Moesia Inferior, dedicating to Soli and a deity or epithet beginning Zo-.

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Tauroctony relief from Kral-Marko

White marble tauroctony relief from the ruins of the Roman castle near Koniovo, Moesia Superior, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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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 relief from Radeša

White marble tauroctony relief from Radeša near Pirot, Moesia Superior, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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Altar of Valerius Iucundus from Osmakovo

Marble altar from near Osmakovo, Moesia Superior, now in the Niš museum, dedicated to Soli invicto by Valerius Iucundus.

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Bronze torchbearer from Catunele de Motru

Small bronze statuette in Phrygian cap from Catunele de Motru, Dacia, possibly a torchbearer; the Mithraic attribution is not certain as no torch survives.

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Altar of Caius Iulius Valens from Șard near Apulum

Inscription from the village of Șard near Apulum, Dacia, dedicated to Soli invicto for the welfare of the Emperor, the Roman people, and the ordo of the Colonia Apuli by Caius Iulius Valens.

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Altar of Caius Secundulus from Burnum

Altar in poor-quality lettering from Burnum, Dalmatia, dedicated to Soli invicto by Caius Secundulus; the Mithraic interpretation is not entirely certain.

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Rock sanctuary near Prozor

Rocky pass about twenty minutes south of Prozor, Dalmatia, containing a rock niche with a carved Mithraic scene; probably a secondary cult place related to the Vitalj sanctuary.

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Altar of Aurelius Statorius to Petra Genetrix from Schwadorf

Inscription from Schwadorf, ancient Aequinoctium in Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Petrae genetrici dei — the rock that gives birth to the god — by Aurelius Statorius.

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Temple restoration inscription from Trojane

Inscription from Trojane, ancient Atrans in Pannonia Superior, recording that Quintilianus, beneficiarius consularis of Legio II Italica, restored a Mithraic temple that had collapsed through age, at his own expense.

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Deity inscriptions on hatchets from Thun-Allmendingen

The six divine names inscribed on the bronze hatchets from Thun-Allmendingen — Iovi, Neptuni, Minervae, Mercurio, Matribus, Matroni — reflecting the polytheistic religious landscape of the Mithraic community at this site.

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Six bronze hatchets from Thun-Allmendingen

Set of six triangular bronze votive hatchets from Thun-Allmendingen, each inscribed with the name of a deity: Iovi, Neptuni, Minervae, Mercurio, Matribus, and Matroni; forming a unique ensemble of polytheistic dedications within a Mithraic context.

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Inscription fragment from Gran

Two fragments of a sandstone inscription from Gran in the Vosges, dated to the late second century, recording a dedication to Soli deo invicto by a servant of the dedicant, with possible mention of a portico and columns.

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Altar of Gittonius Pippausus to Deus Cissonius from Königshoffen

Altar from the Mithraeum at Königshoffen, dedicated to Deo Cissonio — a Celtic god identified with Mercury — by Gittonius Pippausus; the dedicant's Celtic name may be etymologically connected to that of the deity.

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Four-deity relief from Dieburg

Fragment of a red sandstone relief found in the Frankfurterstrasse at Dieburg, depicting four divine busts in the upper corner of the composition

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Sandstone figure from Gross-Krotzenburg

Fragment of a sandstone statue found during cellar excavations at Gross-Krotzenburg in 1848, possibly belonging to the Mithraeum

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Mithraeum of Alteburg-Heftrich

Poorly preserved subterranean Mithraic sanctuary discovered beneath a medieval convent.

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Tauroctony relief with Mithras grasping the bull's horns from Rome

Tauroctony relief formerly in the house of the Alterii near S. Marco in Rome, now of unknown whereabouts, described by Gruterus as showing Mithras pressing both knees onto the bull and grasping its horns with the knife in the shoulder, with scorpion, serpent, raven, Sol and Luna…

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