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Monuments to Mithras

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

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Altar by Marcus Aurelius Sabinus
This altar to the god Sol invicto Mithra was erected by a legate during Maximin’s reign in Lambaesis, Numidia.
TNMM616 – CIMRM 134
Deo Sol(i) in/victo Mi/thrae / M. Aurel(ius) / M(arci) f(ilius) Sergi/s Carnu/nto Sabi/nus prae/fect(us) leg(ionis) / III aug(ustae) p(iae) v(indicis) / Maximi/nianae v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito…
Monumentum

Tauroctony of Velletri
The Tauroctony found in Velletri, Rome, bears an inscription from its owner and donor.
TNMM307 – CIMRM 208, 209
Monumentum

Relief of Mithras, Shapur II and Ardashit II
This monument depicts Mihr/Mithras watching over the transition of power from Shapur II to Ardashit II, which took place in 379.
TNMM555
Mithraeum

Mithraeum of Dura Europos
The most emblematic of the Syrian Mithraea was discovered in 1933 by a team led by the Russian historian Mikhaïl Rostovtzeff.
TNMM34 – CIMRM 34
Monumentum

Randazzo Vecchio
This marble sculpture from Sicily, known as the Randazzo Vecchio or Rannazzu Vecchiu, contains some essential elements of the Mithraic Aion, the lion-headed god.
TNMM773
Monumentum

Tauroctony slab privately owned
This fine Roman marble slab of the killing bull of Mithras belongs to a private owner, most recently from Los Angeles, USA.
TNMM774
Mithraeum

Mithraeum of Cirta
An inscription mentioning a speleum decorated by Publilius Ceionius suggests the location of a mithraeum in Cirta, the capital of Numidia.
TNMM615 – CIMRM 129
Speleum cum [sig]/nis et omamen[tis] / Publilius Ceion[ius] / Caecina Albinu[s v(ir) c(larissimus)].
Monumentum

Tauroctony sculpture of Villa Borghese
This sculpture of Mithras killing the bull, which belongs to the Louvre Museum, is currently on display in Varsovia.
TNMM670 – CIMRM 587
Monumentum

Tauroctony of Monreale
On one of the capitals of the cathedral of Santa Maria Nuova in Monreale, Sicily, an unusual turbaned bull-slaying Mithras has been recorded.
TNMM764
Monumentum

Tauroctony of Santo Domingo de Silos
Mithras slaying the bull appears as the sign of Capricorn in a zodiacal sequence on the Pórtico del Cordero of the Abbey de Santo Domingo de Silos, Burgos, Spain.
TNMM763
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Saul depicted as Mithras Tauroctonos
Saul cutting the oxen to pieces poses as Mithras Tauroctonos in this painting, which adorns the mantelpiece of Henry II’s bedroom at the Château d’Écouen near Paris.
TNMM771
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Tauroctony of Aula Gotica
What appears to be a representation of Mithras killing the bull appears in the 12th century frescoes of the Basilica dei Santi Quattro Coronati in Rome.
TNMM762
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Tauroctony of St. Andrä vor dem Hagenthale
The votive image was donated by a certain Verus for a mithraeum which was probably located in the hinterland of the Limes.
TNMM315 – CIMRM 1423, 1424
D(eus) I(nvictus) M(ithras) verus pro salute / Comacia(e) et com(magenorum) v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito).
Monumentum

Votive plaque from Ballıhisar
This votive silver plaque depicting Mithras was found at the site of Pessinus, Ballıhisar, in Turkey.
TNMM770
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Inscription to Mithras by Claudius Romanius from Köln
Votive inscription dedicated to Mithras by the veteran soldier Tiberius Claudius Romanius, from the Mithraeum II Köln, 3rd century.
TNMM559
D(eo) I(nvicto) M(ithrae) S(oli) s(ocio) / Tiberius Cl(audius) / Romaniu[s] / veteranu[s] / l(ibens) m(erito).
Mithraeum

Mithräum II von Köln
A second Mithraeum was found in Cologne described by R. L. Grodon as of ’small importance’.
TNMM353
Monumentum

Intaglio with Tauroctony from Munich
This heliotrope gem, depicting Mithras slaying the bull, dates from the 2nd-3rd century, but was reused as an amulet in the 13th century.
TNMM550
Mithraeum

Mithraeum IV of Aquincum
The Mithraeum of Symphorus and Marcus, in Óbuda, Budapest, has been restored to public view in 2004 and, while well presented, it has been heavily restored.
TNMM85 – CIMRM 1767
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Tabula ansata from Brigetio
The tablet shows a dedication by a Roman soldier.
TNMM252 – CIMRM 1739
Deo Invicto / Ulpius Sabinus / miles legio/nis primae / (A)diutricis.
Mithraeum

Mithräum II von Güglingen
Two Mithras sanctuaries, which were located on the edge of the settlement, were excavated in Güglingen.
TNMM262