Monuments: TNMdB

This relief of Mithras slaying the bull incorporates the scene of the god carrying the bull and its birth from a rock.

This limestone altar from Roman Dacia preserves a dedication to Mithras by a commander of the Ala II Pannoniorum.

This weathered limestone statue from the Mithraeum of Apulum depicts a standing figure in Oriental attire holding the head of a bull or ram.

The remains of this Mithraeum were discovered in 1930 in the Cetatea district of Alba Iulia, ancient Apulum.

This marble fragment from Apulum preserves the head of Mithras beneath an arch together with a raven and the remains of Sol’s radiate crown.

This small weathered marble fragment preserves part of a tauroctony with Cautes, Luna, the serpent, and a leaping dog.

This small marble fragment preserves the crossed legs of a torchbearer, probably Cautopates, beside the hoof of the bull and the foot of Mithras.

This marble fragment from Roman Dacia preserves part of a tauroctony with Sol, the raven, and Mithras dragging the bull.

This relief of Mithras killing the bull was dedicated by the bearer of the imperial standard of Legio XIII Gemina, Marcus Ulpius Linus.

This altar was erected by Hermadio, who also signed other monuments in Dacia and even in Rome.

This altar was erected by Hermadio, who also signed other monuments in Dacia and even in Rome.

Mithraic stele, from Alba Iulia, Romania, with inscription.

This altar was erected by Hermadio, who also signed other monuments in Dacia and even in Rome.

This is one of the at least three inscriptions of Dioscorus, servant of Marcus to Mithras Invictus found in Alba Iulia, Romania.

This altar to Invictus Mythra (sic) was found in 1867 in ancient Maros Portum, now Sighișoara, Romania.

In 1852, Károly Pap, a naval captain, unearthed several Mithraic monuments in his garden at Marospartos, including this altar.

This sculpture of Cautes holding a bull’s head was found in 1882 in Sarmizegetusa, Romania.

This relief of Mithras killing the bull includes various singular features specific to the Danubian area.

This remarkable marble statue of Mithras killing the bull from Apulum includes a unique dedication by its donor, featuring the rare term signum, seldom found in Mithraic contexts.

The large number of monuments found at the Mithraeum of Sarmizegetusa and the sheer size of the temple are unusual.