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Monuments of Romania

Monuments, mithraea and other objects related to Mithras, his cult and related subjects.

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VIDEO
Reconstructing the Roman Mystery Religion of Mithras
Our modern understanding of Mithraism, though, depends largely on a few short (and very problematic) literary mentions, mostly written by the cult’s Christian rivals.
MONUMENTUM
Tauroctony relief of Alba Iulia
The relief of Mithra slaying the bull from Apulum, Romania, has been missing until the scholar Csaba Szabó identified it in the diposit of the Arad Museum.
Romania
MONUMENTUM
Tauroctony of Dragus
The tauroctonic relief from Dragus includes a naked flying figure that Vermaseren has identified as Phosporus or Lucifer.
Romania
MITHRAEUM
Mithraeum of Alba Iulia III (Apulum)
Romania
MONUMENTUM
Mithraic stele from Alba Iulia
Mithraic stele, from Alba Iulia, Romania, with inscription.
Romania
D(eo) S(oli) I(nvicto) M(ithrae) / pro salute inc/o{t}lumitate M(arci) Aur(eli) / Timotei et Aur(eli) M/aximi votum nun/cupavit solvitque / Euthyces eorum lib(ertus) / retulit.
MONUMENTUM
Mithras rock-born of Dobrosloveni
The sculpture of Dobrosloveni, Romania, has a hole from where water flowed.
Romania
MONUMENTUM
Mithras Petrogenitus of Alba Iulia
Mithras born from the rock with a snake raising in coils around it.
Romania
MONUMENTUM
Tauroctony from Cluj
Several elements, such as the snake, scorpion or dog, are missing from this tauroctony relief of Cluj.
Romania
MITHRAEUM
Mithraeum of Slăveni
The Mithraeum of Slaveni was discovered in 1837 on the right bank of the river Olt, in Romanati district.
Romania
MONUMENTUM
Mithras riding the bull
Altar depicting the god Mithras on a bull.
Romania

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