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title: London Tauroctony
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11129/london-tauroctony/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# London Tauroctony

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![London Tauroctony](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11129.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/11129.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Tauroctony depicting Mithras slaying the bull. The relief was found at the Walbrook site and is now on display at the Museum of London. Dating from ca. 240 - ca. 4th century CE.

## Cite This Work

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Raddato, C. (2019, September 01). London Tauroctony. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11129/london-tauroctony/>
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### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "London Tauroctony." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Sep 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11129/london-tauroctony/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Mithraeum#/media/File:White_marble_relief_with_Mithras_bull-slaying_scene_(CIMRM_810-811),_from_Walbrook_Mithraeum_in_Londinium,,_AD_180-220,_Museum_of_London_(14007820699).jpg) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Mithraeum#/media/File:White_marble_relief_with_Mithras_bull-slaying_scene_(CIMRM_810-811),_from_Walbrook_Mithraeum_in_Londinium,,_AD_180-220,_Museum_of_London_(14007820699).jpg). Submitted by [Wanda Marcussen](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/wanda.marcussen/ "User Page: Wanda Marcussen"), published on 01 September 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.