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Inscription "Deo Invicto Mithrae" from the Theodosian walls at Aquileia

A fragmentary inscription found in the foundations of the Theodosian walls at Aquileia, recording a dedication to the Invincible Mithras by ...ntius Manilianus.

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Inscription of C. Calidius Agathopus, sevir augustalis of Aquileia

An inscription from Aquileia recording a vow fulfilled to Sol Invictus Mithras by C. Calidius Agathopus, a member of the college of the seviri Augustales of Aquileia.

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Inscription fragment of Marcianus, optio of the Second Legion, from Aquileia

A fragmentary inscription from Aquileia, probably dedicated to Cautopates, recording a soldier named Marcianus, optio of the Second Adiutrix Legion, who fulfilled his vow for the welfare of himself and his family.

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Inscription of Q. Baienus Proculus pater nomimus from Aquileia

An inscription copied at San Marco's in Venice in 1829, recording a dedication by Q. Baienus Proculus, pater nomimus, to Sol.

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Inscription of L. Atilius Pupinius from the vicus Vicciomitum in Milan

An inscription from the vicus Vicciomitum in Milan (ancient Mediolanum), recording a votive dedication to the Invincible Mithras by L. Atilius Pupinius on a site granted by decree of the town council.

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Ennio Sanzi

I am an historian of religions. I currently studies so called "Oriental cults of the Roman Enmpire

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Tauroctony lower right from Oltenia

Right lower corner of a marble tauroctony relief from Oltenia, Dacia, preserving the lower portion of Mithras killing the bull.

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Serapis head of Walbrook

The head of Serapis found at Walbrook, London, is decorated with stylised olive branches.

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Serapis head from Mérida

This head of Serapis from Cerro de San Albín may be unrelated to Mithras worship.

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Altar of Aquileia to the brave god Mithras

This altar to Mithras found in Aquilieia mentions several persons of a same community.

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Stucco tauroctony room from Agurzano near Rome

A subterranean room with a stucco depiction of Mithras slaying the bull, probably from the fourth century, discovered at Agurzano near Ponte Mammolo on the Via Tiburtina outside Rome.

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Funerary inscription fragment of a Mithraic sacerdos, Via Labicana, Rome

A marble inscription fragment found in the cemetery at the Duos Lauros along the Via Labicana outside Rome, commemorating a sacerdos of Sol Invictus Mithras who lived forty years.

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Funerary cippus of Sextineius Restitutus, pater sacrorum, Torre Pignatara

A marble funerary cippus from the Vigna Dionigi at Torre Pignatara outside Rome, dedicated to Sextineius Restitutus as most indulgent pater sacrorum by his children and mother, with a crown carved to the left of the final line.

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Small arula dedicated to Helios Mithras from Rome

Small marble arula found near the church of SS. Apostoli in Rome, bearing a brief Greek dedication to Helios Mithras Invictus.

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Fragment of Mithras tauroktonos relief from Villa Wolkonsky, Rome

Fragment of a relief from the Villa Wolkonsky showing the usual representation of Mithras slaying the bull, with the dog, serpent and scorpion; the bull's head, Mithras' head and right foot are lost.

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Candelabrum of Doryphorus

This magnificent candelabrum was found in Rome in 1803, in the Syrian Temple of Janicule.

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Tauroctony from Santa Prisca

Even if only a few fragments remain, it is very likely that the main niche of the Mitreo di Santa Prisca contained the usual representation of Mithras killing the bull.

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Mitreo di Santa Prisca

The Mithraeum of Santa Prisca houses remarkable frescoes showing the initiates in procession.

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Altar to Arimanius of the Esquilino

This altar mentioning the god Arimanius was found in 1655 at Porta San Giovanni, on the Esquilino.

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Tauroctony from via di Borgo

This relief of Mithras Tauroctonos from Rome bears the inscription of three brothers, two of them lions.

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