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Monuments to Mithras

Monuments, inscriptions and artefacts related to Mithras and his cult.

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Coin of Septimius Severus and god on horseback
Coin of Istrus, Moesia Inferior, showing Caracalla on one side and a god on horseback (Mithras ?) on the other.
TNMM518
Monumentum

Altar of Carnuntum by the Augusti and Caesares
Altar with Cautes and Cautopates dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras as protector of the Tetrarchy in 3rd-century Carnuntum.
TNMM524 – CIMRM 1697, 1698
D(eo) S(oli) i(nvicto) M(ithrae) / fautori imperii sui / Iovii et Herculii / religiosissimi / Augusti et Caesares / sacrarium / restituerunt.
Monumentum

Medallions with Mithras from Trapezus
These bronze medallions associates the image of several Roman emperors with that of Mithras, usually as a rider, in the province Pontus.
TNMM553
Monumentum

Inscription of Septimius Archelaus
This marble plaque was made by a Pater and priest Lucius Septimius Archelaus of Mithras for him, his wife and his freedmen and freedwomen.
TNMM453 – CIMRM 511
D(is) M(anibus) / L. Septimius Aug(ustorum trium) lib(ertus) Archelaus / pater et sacerdos invicti / Mithrae domus Augustanae / fecit sibi et Cosiae Primitivae / coniugi benemerenti libertis liberta/b…
Monumentum

Aion relief of Mitreo Fagan
This white marble relief depicting a lion-headed figure from Ostia is now exposed at the Musei Vaticani.
TNMM440 – CIMRM 314, 315
C. Valerius Heracles pat[e]r e[t] an[tis]/tes dei iu[b]enis inconrupti So[l]is invicti Mithra[e / c]ryptam palati concessa[m] sibi a M. Aurelio / ---.
Monumentum

Mithraic slab from the catacombs of Vibia
This inscription was commissioned by a family of priests of the invincible god Mithras.
TNMM601
D(is) [M(anibus)]. / Sanct(a)e adquae peraenni (sic) bon(a)e me/moriae viris Aurelii(s) Faustiniano patri / et Castricio fratri, sacerdotibus dii (sic) Solis / Invicti Mit(h)rae. (H)eredes aeorum (sic…
Monumentum

Tauroctony from Sisak
This marble relief, found in Sisak, Croatia, shows Mithras killing the bull in a circle of corn ears, gods and some scenes from the Mithras myth.
TNMM784 – CIMRM 1475
Monumentum

Altar by Aurelius Eutyches from Siscia
This altar, dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras by a certain Eutyches for the health of the Emperor Caracalla, was found in Sisak, Croatia, in 1899.
TNMM783 – CIMRM 1476
S(oli) I(nvicto) M(ithrae) / pro sal(ute) / Imp(eratoris) Caesar(is) / M(arci) Aur(eli) Anto/nini P(ii) F(elicis) Aug(usti) / Aur(elius) Eutyches / ex voto.
Monumentum

Inscription of Secundinus of Lyon
There is no consensus on the authenticity of this monument erected by a certain Secundinus in Lugdunum, Gallia.
TNMM748 – CIMRM 906, 907
Deo invicto / Mithr(ae) / Secundinus dat.
Monumentum

Inscription to Tourmasgade of Dura Europos
This inscription by a certain Ioulianos, found at the entrance to the Dolichenum at Dura Europos, bears an inscription to Zeus Helios Mithras et Tourmasgade.
TNMM661 – CIMRM 70
Διὶ Ἡλίῳ / Μίθρᾳ άγί/ῳ ὑψίστῳ / ἐπηκόῳ / Τουρμασγά/δη [---] Ἰου/[λιαν-]ὸς στρα(τιώτης) / [λε]γ(εῶνος) ις´ Φ(λαου�…
Monumentum

Cippus à Zeus Helios great Serapis
This small cippus to Zeus, Helios and Serapis includes Mithras as one of the main gods, although some authors argue that it could be the name of the donor.
TNMM628 – CIMRM 463
Εἷς Ζεὺς / [[Σάραπις]] / ῞Ηλιος / κοσμοκράτωρ / ἀνείκητος. Διὶ Ἡλίῳ / μεγάλῳ / Σαράπιδι / σωτῆρι / πλουτοδότῃ / …
Monumentum

Altar by Flavius Lucilianus from Aveia
This altar for the completion of a temple to Sol Invictus by Flavius Lucilianus was found in Fossa, Italy.
TNMM778 – CIMRM 652
Imp(eratore) Severo Antoni/no Aug(usto) IIII co(n)sule T. Fl(avius) Lucilianus / eq(ues) pub(licus) et T. Avidiaccus Fu/rianus eq(ues) pub(licus) speleum / Soli invicto consumma/ver(unt) cur(am) ag(en…
Monumentum

Mithras on a horse
This small bronze statuette of Mithras riding a horse is composed of two pieces.
TNMM574
Mithraeum

Mitreo dels Munts
The Mithraeum of Els Munts, near Tarragona, is one of the largest known to date.
TNMM31
Monumentum

Column with inscription from Dura Europos
The inscription pays homage to the emperor, probably Caracalla, to Mithras, the fathers, the petitor and the syndexioi.
TNMM468 – CIMRM 54
Ὓπὲρ Νίκης του Κυρί/ου ἡμων Αὐτοκράτορος / Νάμα θεῷ Μίθρᾳ / νάμα πάτρασι Λιβει/ανῷ καὶ Θεωδώρῳ / νάμα καὶ Μ…
Monumentum

Inscription by Velox of Aquileia
Marble slab with inscription by Velox for the salvation of the chief of the iron mines of Noricum.
TNMM603 – CIMRM 747
Pro salute / Tiberi Claudi / Macronis con(ductoris) / fer(rariarum) Nor(icarum) Velox ser(vus) / vil(icus) spel(a)eum cum / omni apparatu fecit.
Monumentum

Altar by Septimius Zosimus from Roma
This altar dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras by a certain Septimius Zosimus was found in the Basilica of San Martino ai Monti in Rome.
TNMM782 – CIMRM 360
Deo Soli invicto Mitrhe / Fl. Septimius Zosimus v(ir) p(erfectissimus) / sacerdus dei Brontontis et Aecate hoc spel(a)eum constituit.
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Inscription of Fructosus in Ostia
The inscription is carved into two pieces of marble cornice.
TNMM450 – CIMRM 228
[L. Ag]rius Fructosus patron(us) corp(orationis) s[tupp(atorum), te]mpl(um) et spel(aeum) Mit(hrae) a solo sua pec(unia) feci(t).
Monumentum

Inscription of Apronianus of Nesce
The dedicator of this monument is also known for having made a tauroctonic relief in Nesce.
TNMM689 – CIMRM 648
. . spelaeu]m Solis invic[ti / Mithrae pro salut]e ordinis et pop[uli / Apronianus arka]rius rei p(ublicae) vetustate [collap]sum / [perm(issu) ordin(is) de] sua pecunia restit[uit].
Monumentum

Slab with inscription by Publilius Ceionius of Cirta
This inscription shows that Publilius Ceionius, most distinguished man, dedicated a temple to Mithras at Mila, in the modern Constantina, Algeria.
TNMM772 – CIMRM 129
Spel(a)eum cum [sig]/nis et omamen[tis] / Publilius Ceion[ius] / Caecina Albinu[s v(ir) c(larissimus)].