Saturday, 3 October 2026

Statue of Mithras with a torch, sword and Phrygian cap in the Baths of Diocletian

Marble statue of a nude youth in a Phrygian cap, holding a sword in one hand and a torch in the other, against a brick wall, with a Latin inscription below.

A depiction of Mithras in the Baths of Diocletian, with a torch in one hand, a sword in the other and a Phrygian cap on his head. Among the Hellenes this cap was a symbol of freedom, as it was, incidentally, during the French Revolution.

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