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Monuments in Thracia: TNMdB

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Tauroctony relief from Kabyle

Small weathered arched tauroctony relief from the ruins of ancient Kabyle near Yambol, Thracia, depicting the standard bull-slaying scene.

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Fragmentary Greek inscription from Sinitovo

Fragmentary Greek inscription from Sinitovo, Thracia, preserving only the epithet epekooi — the listening one — and a partially legible name beginning with Audios.

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Sol and Luna upper panel from Sinitovo

Fragment of a marble tauroctony relief found between Sinitovo and Tatar-Bazardjik, Thracia, preserving only the upper portion with the busts of Sol and Luna; the Greek inscription in the border names the dedicant.

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Greek inscription of Helios Mithras from Sinitovo

Greek inscription from Sinitovo, Thracia, recording a thanksgiving gift to Helios Mithras invictos — the invincible Sun-Mithras.

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Tauroctony lower panel from Sinitovo

Lower part of a marble tauroctony relief from Sinitovo, Thracia, found walled into a well, depicting the lower portion of the bull-slaying scene; the Greek inscription in the lower border records a thanksgiving to Helios Mithras invictos.

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Tauroctony relief from Bessapara

Marble tauroctony relief from Elli Dere near Tatar-Bazardjik, ancient Bessapara in Thracia, with the upper part broken off; the lower portion preserves the standard bull-slaying scene.

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Tauroctony fragment from Dolna-Malina

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from near Dolna-Malina, Thracia, depicting part of Mithras as bull-slayer together with Cautopates; no further details are available.

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Sancto inscription from Dolni Vadin

Fragmentary inscription from Dolni Vadin, Thracia, preserving only the word sancto — probably part of a dedication to Deo sancto invicto.

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Tauroctony fragments from Dolni Vadin

Two marble relief fragments from Dolni Vadin, Thracia, one showing Sol's chariot and the other the right lower corner of a bull-slaying scene; the two fragments may not belong to the same relief.

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Frontal tauroctony relief from Gaganica

Rough relief from Gaganica, Thracia, depicting Mithras as bull-slayer in an unusual frontal attitude, wearing only a shoulder-cape and holding the dagger upwards; with dog, serpent, scorpion, and a non-cross-legged Cautes.

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Tauroctony with Sol and Luna from Virovsko

Limestone tauroctony relief from Virovsko near Vratsa, Thracia, depicting Mithras killing the bull with dog and raven, flanked by torchbearers, with Sol and Luna busts in the upper corners.

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Tauroctony relief from Iarlovtsi

Weathered marble tauroctony relief from Iarlovtsi near Trn, Thracia, depicting the standard bull-slaying with dog, serpent, and the busts of Sol and Luna in the upper corners.

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Fragmentary closing inscription from Debeli-Lak

Fragmentary inscription from Debeli-Lak, Thracia, preserving only the garbled closing formula ex voto pusuit (for posuit).

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Cautopates relief from Debeli-Lak

Marble relief fragment from near Debeli-Lak, Thracia, depicting Cautopates in Oriental dress holding the torch downwards with both hands, not cross-legged; head, shoulder, and feet are lost.

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Tauroctony fragment from Radomir

Marble tauroctony relief fragment from near Radomir, Thracia, depicting the foremost part of the bull and the lower body of a cross-legged torchbearer.

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Three-part tauroctony from Serdica

Arched marble tauroctony relief in two fragments from Sofia, ancient Serdica in Thracia, divided into three parts, with Mithras killing the bull in the centre and subsidiary scenes on either side; the weathered surface limits identification.

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Architectural remains and coins from Serdica

Architectural and numismatic finds from the Mithraeum at Serdica, Thracia, comprising a door cornice, a capital fragment, two pilaster pieces, a stone water-basin, and two coins of Arcadius deposited when the sanctuary was reused as a cellar.

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Cryptic marble plate from Serdica

Marble plate from the Mithraeum at Serdica, Thracia, bearing a cryptic inscription whose letter sequence has not been satisfactorily explained.

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Greek inscription of Caius Iulius Maximus from Serdica

Greek inscription from Serdica, Thracia, dedicated to the invincible god by Caius Iulius Maximus for himself and his children.

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Tauroctony relief from Serdica

White marble tauroctony relief from Sofia, ancient Serdica in Thracia, found near the Church of St. Kral, depicting the standard bull-slaying with the full iconographic programme.

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