The Mithraic evidence documented in Mauretania reflects the diffusion of the cult across the westernmost provinces of Roman North Africa. The material is associated primarily with urban centres, military presence and Mediterranean maritime connections linking the region to Hispania, Africa Proconsularis and the wider western empire.
Mithraic monuments of Mauretania
Altar from El Gahara by Florus
This altar is dedicated to the god Sol Invictus Mithras by a certain Florus, a veteran of the Legio III Augusta.
CIMRM 153
Tauroctony relief from Timziouin
This fragmentary tauroctony relief from Timziouin near Saïda depicts Mithras slaying the bull within a cave-like frame, accompanied by the raven, serpent, scorpion, and Cautopates.
CIMRM 158
Brothers attested in Mauretania
Provinces of Mauretania
Mauretania Caesariensis
Mauretania Caesariensis connected western North Africa to Mediterranean trade routes and the provincial networks of the Roman empire.
Mauretania Tingitana
At the western edge of the Roman world, Mauretania Tingitana linked North Africa to Hispania through military and maritime exchange.
Places in Mauretania
El-Gahra
The Roman settlement overlooked a passage between the Hodna and the Sahara via the Aïn Rich plain and the valley of the Oued Chaïr, between the Ouled-Naïl and Zab mountains.
