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Mithraic monuments

Monuments, inscriptions and artefacts related to Mithras and his cult.
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    Tauroctony of York

    This stone in basso relief of Mithras killing the bull was found 10 foot underground in Micklegate York in 1747.

    TNMM246 – CIMRM 835

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    Aion of York

    The statue of Arimanius/Ahriman was found in 1874 under the city wall of York during the construction of the railway station.

    TNMM250 – CIMRM 833, 834

    Vol(usius) Iren[aeus] / Arimani v(otum) [s(olvens) l(ibens) / m(erito)] / d(ono) [ d(edit)]
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    Mithraeum of Tiddis

    The Mithraeum was housed in a cave. The vault is almost dome-shaped and in front of the cave there is enough space for a possible adjacent temple.

    TNMM269 – CIMRM 162

    I(nvicto) M(ithrae) cultore/s de suo a s/olo / (a)edifi[c]arun(t).
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    Phallus relief from the Mithraeum of Tiddis

    The phallus from Tiddis, Algeria, has been represented as a cock.

    TNMM270

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    Submission scene from Barberini

    This scene of the main fresco of the Mithraeum Barberini seems to depict part of the initiation into the Mithraic Mysteries.

    TNMM283

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    Tauroctony of Bologna

    The relief of Mithras killing the bull of Bologna depicts several scenes of the mithraic myth.

    TNMM325 – CIMRM 693

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    Mithraeum of Cyrene

    The Mithraeum of Cyrene is preserved among the remarkable ruins of the ancient capital of the Roman province of Cyrene.

    TNMM417

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    Lion of Carnuntum III

    Exceptional sculpture of a lion devouring a bull's head founded in 1894 in Carnuntum, Pannonia.

    TNMM495 – CIMRM 1690

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    Marble slab with inscription from Mitreo Fagan

    This monument bears an inscription that describes the god Mithra as young, which is quite unusual.

    TNMM518 – CIMRM 315

    C(aius) 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(arco) Aurelio / ---
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    Altar of Carnuntum by the Jovians and Herculians

    This monument bears an inscription and the representation of Cautes and Cautopates on the sides.

    TNMM524 – CIMRM 1697, 1698

    D(eo) S(oli) i(nvicto) M(ithrae) / fautori imperii sui / Iovii et Herculii / religiosissimi / Augusti et Caesares / sacrarium / restituerunt.