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MONUMENTUM
Altar to a Perses of S. Silvestro in CapiteThis monument was erected on the occasion of the elevation of a member to the Mithraic grade of Perses.
CIMRM 402
Italy
Datiano et Cereale cons(ulibus) / Nonius Victor Olympius v(ir) cl(arissimus) p(ater) p(atrum) [et] / Aur(elius) Victor Augentius v(ir) c(larissimus) p(ater) / tradiderunt Persica pri(die) non(as)...
MONUMENTUM
Inscription of Vaison-la-RomaineThis is one of the few known Mithraic inscriptions dedicated by a member who attained the grade of Perses.
CIMRM 887
France
L. Apronius / Chrysomal/lus / ob gradum per/sicum / dedicavit.
MONUMENTUM
Fresco of procession of grades at Santa PriscaProcession of figures dressed in different ways with inscriptions calling them by the seven grades of the Mithraic initiation cult.
CIMRM 480
Italy
Nama [patribus] / ab oriente / ad occiden[tem] / tutela Saturni; Nama H[eliodro]mis / tut[la]a S[ol]is; Nama Persis / tutela Lunae; Nama l[e]on[i-]b[us] / tutela Iovis; Nama militibus / tutela...
MITHRAEUM
Mithraeum of Nush-i JanThe Nushijan Mithraeum testifies to the worship of Mithra in the region since before the Zoroastrian reform.
Iran
MITHRAEUM
Mithra temple of MarāghehThe Mithra Temple of Maragheh, also referred to as the Mithra Temple of Verjuy or simply Mehr Temple, is the oldest surviving Mithraic temple in Iran known to date.
Iran
NOTITIA
Porphyry’s Cave of Nymphs
and the Cult of MithrasBetween the 1st and 4th centuries, Mithraism developed throughout the Roman world. Much material exists, but textual evidence is scarce. The only ancient work that fills this gap is Porphyry's intense and complex essay.
NOTITIA
Raised by Wolves: Mithraism and Sol ExplainedHBO Max's sci-fi series Raised By Wolves features a religious faction that references Sol and the Mithraic Mysteries. Here are the real-world Roman concepts the show borrowed from.
LIBER
Mithras Reader (2006)Mithras Reader: An academic and religious journal of Greek, Roman, and Persian studies is dedicated to all the religions of the classical world in all its aspects-literature, history, poetry and philosophy. It includes academic papers from researchers and