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Monumentum

Mithraeum III at Aquincum

Third Mithraic sanctuary at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, between the Amphitheatre and the Krempelmühle, attested by five altars and a decorated mosaic; the building itself is not fully known.

Monumentum

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.

Monumentum

Altar of Caius Iulius Primus to Sol from Aquincum

Altar from Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Sol deo sacrum by Caius Iulius Primus, decorated between two rosettes with a bunch of grapes.

Monumentum

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.

Monumentum

Altar of a decurio from Mithraeum I, Aquincum

Altar from Mithraeum I at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated by a decurio of the municipium Aquincum who held the rank of duumvir iure dicundo and praefectus collegii fabrum.

Monumentum

Altar to Leo from Mithraeum I, Aquincum

Altar from Mithraeum I at Aquincum, Pannonia Inferior, dedicated to Leoni, suggesting a dedication to the Mithraic grade leo or to the lion as a cult animal.

Monumentum

Fragments of Mithraic reliefs from Poetovio II

These six marble fragments from the Second Mithraeum of Poetovio preserve parts of tauroctonies together with figures of Sol, Cautes, and Cautopates.

Monumentum

Head of Minerva from London

This head was found at the east end of temple of Mithras in London.

Monumentum

Mithraic vignettes from Ptuj

These fragments of a cult relief of Mithras were found at the Mithraeum II of Ptuj, Slovenia.

Monumentum

London Mithraeum

The Mithraeum of London, also known as the Walbrook Mithraeum, was contextualised and relocated to its original site in 2016.

Textum

Alexander Romance

Late antique legendary biography of Alexander the Great (c. AD 300), where history, myth, and imperial ideology merge around figures of divine kingship and solar power.

Syndexios

Thrasyllus of Mendes

Thrasyllus was an Egyptian of Greek descent grammarian, astrologer and a friend of the Roman emperor Tiberius.

Syndexios

Ulpius Silvanus

Soldier recruited in Arausio (Orange), emeritus of the Legion II Augusta.

Cohors

Anglo-Mithraic Society

Mithraic Community for the English-speaking world.

Monumentum

Altar to Luna from Gimmeldingen

This sandstone altar was dedicated to Luna, who is mentioned as a male deity.

Monumentum

Cautes of Trier

This remarkable relief by Cautes was found in what appears to be a mithraeum in Trier.

Textum

Hyenas or Lionesses? Mithraism and Women in the Religious World of the Late Antiquity

In this article, Chalupa examines the scant evidence that has been found for the presence of women in the Roman cult of Mithras.

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