This marble relief of Cautes was found in 1863 in Sisak, Croatia. Urbicus / Sisci/ano/rum.

Son of the patriarch of the Olympius saga, of senatorial rank, who for at least three generations watched over a Mithraic community in the 4th century Rome. Aurelius is the son of Nonius Victor ...

Aurelious Heraclides and and his 'brother' Agathopus, mentioned in a bronze plaque found in Sisak bear a Greek name, which does not imply that they themselves were of Greek or Eastern origin.

Teleny, or, The Reverse of the Medal, is a pornographic novel, first published in London in 1893. The authorship of the work is unknown. There is a general consensus that it was an ensemble effort, ...

Veturius (?) Dubitatus was a veteran, ex duplicarius, of ala I civium Romanorum. According to his name formula, J. Brunšmid concluded that he was of Celtic origin, but D. Pinterović argued that he was ...

Traveler down the rabbit hole discovering links between Freemasonry and Mithraism.

Scholar, politician and a court astrologer to the Roman emperors Claudius, Nero and Vespasian. Ti. Claudius Balbillus was both the leading astrologer of the period in Rome and related by marriage, ...

King of the Greco-Iranian Kingdom of Commagene. Antiochus I Theos Dikaios Epiphanes Philorhomaios Philhellen (c. 86 - 31 BC), meaning Antiochos, the just, eminent god, friend of Romans and friend of ...

A dedicatory inscription that was found at Camboglanna Castle and dated to 201/300 proves that Ripanus was prefect. According to John Spaul, he was prefect of the Cohors II Tungrorum, which was ...

Manfred Clauss's introduction to the Roman Mithras cult has become widely accepted as the most reliable and readable account of this fascinating subject. The Mithras cult first became evident in Rome ...

Appius Claudius Tarronius Dexter, senator, is associated with the Flavian Nicomachus family. Only 5 devotees are mentioned in inscriptions from Southern Italy. A single name from Napoli has been ...

Murius Victor erected an altar in Civitas Taunensium, Nida, now Frankfurt, Germany. In the inscription on the altar, dedicated to the invincible god Mithras, in honour of the divine imperial house, he ...