The Mithraic material documented in Lycia and Pamphylia reflects the province’s integration within the coastal routes of the eastern Mediterranean. The evidence illustrates the movement of Mithraic practices through ports, urban centres and regional exchanges connecting southern Anatolia to the wider Roman world.
Mithraic monuments of Lycia et Pamphylia
Mithraeum of Perge
The Mithraeum of Pamphylia was cut back into the rock to form a cave, with a separate relief of Mithras killing the bull.
Inscripton of Perge
This inscription by Luccius Crispus was found near the entrance of the Mithraeum at Pamphylia.
Brothers active in Lycia et Pamphylia
Places in Lycia et Pamphylia
Pamphylia
Pamphylia was a region in the south of Asia Minor, between Lycia and Cilicia, extending from the Mediterranean to Mount Taurus.
Inscriptions from Lycia et Pamphylia
Inscripton of Perge
Ἡλίῳ Μίθρ[ᾳ] | Μᾶρκος Λούκκιος Κρίσπος | ὑπὲρ τῆς ἱερᾶς βουλῆς καὶ δῆμου Περγα[ίων] | εὐξάμενο[ς] καθιέρωσεν μετὰ τῶν τέ[κνων]
References
- Fatih ONUR (2009) The Roman Army in Pamphylia: From the Third to Sixth Centuries A.D
