The Mithraic material documented in Roman Sicilia reflects the island’s role as a major crossroads of maritime exchange within the Roman Mediterranean. The evidence illustrates the circulation of Mithraic practices through ports, commercial networks and urban environments connected to Italy, Africa and the eastern provinces.
Mithraic monuments of Sicilia
Tauroctony from Syracuse
The Mithra Tauroctonos from Syracuse, Sicily, is currently on display in the city's archaeological museum.
CIMRM 163
Provinces of Sicilia
Sicilia
Sicilia connected Italy, North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean through some of the busiest maritime routes of the Roman world.
Places in Sicilia
Syracusae
Syracuse is a city and municipality, capital of the free municipal consortium of the same name, located in the autonomous region of Sicily in Southern Italy.
