The Mithraic evidence documented in Galatia reflects the province’s role as a central Anatolian crossroads between western Asia Minor, Cappadocia and the eastern frontier. The material remains limited but helps trace the movement of Mithraic practices through inland routes, military circulation and provincial urban centres.
Mithraic monuments of Galatia
Mithraic relief from Baris
The Mithraic relief from Baris, in present-day Turkey, shows what appears to be a proto-version of the Tauroctony, with a winged Mithras surrounded by two Victories.
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Treaty between Šuppiluliuma I and Šattiwaza of Mitanni
Late Bronze Age treaty from Ḫattuša invoking Mitra, Varuna, Indra and the Nāsatyas among the divine witnesses of the Hittite-Mitanni oath.
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Sepulchral inscriptions from Lycaonia
Sepulchral inscriptions from Lycaonia bearing the titles leo and aetos, previously interpreted as Mithraic grades but now understood as referring to tomb architecture.
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Statuette from Emir Ghasi
Rough-hewn statuette found at Emir Ghasi in Lycaonia, once thought to represent a Mithraic soldier; according to Cumont, a modern forgery.
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Provinces of Galatia
Galatia
Galatia occupied the central Anatolian crossroads through which military movement and eastern provincial networks intersected.
Places in Galatia
Inscriptions from Galatia
Treaty between Šuppiluliuma I and Šattiwaza of Mitanni
ilāni U-ru-wa-na-aš-ši-il
ilu In-da-ra
ilāni Na-ša-at-ti-ia-an-na.
