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Tauroctony relief corner from Budapest

Right upper corner of a white marble tauroctony relief from Budapest, ancient Aquincum or its vicinity, in the National Museum since 1868, preserving part of the grotto border and divine busts.

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Mithraeum II at Aquincum

Second Mithraic sanctuary discovered at Altofen in 1888, Pannonia Inferior; rectangular (15.03 × 7.06 m) and raised two metres above ground, with benches and a cult niche; one of the most fully excavated Mithraea from the Danubian region.

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Note on possible Mithraeum I attribution

Observation that two altars dedicated by Caius Iulius Primus to Sol deo sacrum at Aquincum may belong either to Mithraeum I or to Mithraeum III.

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Tauroctony from Symphorus and Marcus from Aquincum

This sculpture of Mithras killing the sacred bull bears an inscription that mentions the donors.

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Symphorus

Dedicated a sculpture of Mithras killing the bull in the 4th mithraeum of Aquincum together with Marcus.

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Altar of Libella, Budapest

The dedicant of this altar to the god Arimanius was probably a slave who held the grade of Leo.

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Altar from Aquincum by Castinus

This altar to Mithras is dedicated by a certain Gaius Iulius Castinus, legate prefect of the emperors.

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Zsámbék (Zsámbék)

Zsámbék lies within the settlement landscape of the Aquincum hinterland.

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Ulcisia Castra (Szentendre)

Ulcisia Castra formed part of the fortified Danube frontier north of Aquincum.

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Nagy-Kovácsi (Nagykovácsi)

Nagykovácsi lies within the hinterland of the Aquincum frontier region.

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Campona (Budapest)

Campona occupied a strategic position south of Aquincum along the Danube frontier.

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Lost altar to Invicto deo from Zsámbék

Lost altar from Zsámbék near Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, bearing a dedication to Invicto deo; found together with the following piece in a vineyard.

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Altar of Septimius Valentinus to Fons from Sárkeszi

Limestone altar fragment from the Mithraeum at Sárkeszi, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Fonti dei by Septimius Valentinus, optio.

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Mithraeum of Dunaújváros (Intercisa)

The Dunaújváros Mithraeum was discovered in 1973.

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Marcus Aurelius Fronto

He and his brother, both of the Legio II Adiutrix, built a temple and erected several monuments in Budaors, Pannonia.

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P. Aelius Urbanus

He built the sacred area of the Mitreo del Circo Massimo at his own expense.

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Marcus Aurelius Frontinianus

Frontinianus and Fronto built a Mithraeum in Budaors, probably on their own property.

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Hyacinthus

Hyacinthus, like Hermadio, seems to have been one of the profets of Mithraism in the Dacian region.

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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Base of Buda

This base was found in the 18th century and bears an inscription to the god Arimanius.

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