Brothers active in Volsinii
Mithraic monuments of Volsinii
Inscription by Claudius Thermodon of Bolsena
The donor of this Mithraic inscription from Bolsena, a certain Tiberius Claudius Thermoron, is known from two other monuments.
CIMRM 660
Sabazios with Mithras from Bolsena
This unusual bronze bust of Sabazios features multiple symbolic elements, with Mithras depicted in his characteristic pose of slaying the bull, positioned just below Sabazios’ chest.
CIMRM 659
Inscriptions of Volsinii
Soli invicto / Mitrhae(sic!) / Tiberius Claudi/us Tiberi filius / Thermodon / spelaeum cum / signis et ara / ceterisque / voti compos / dedit.
To Sol invincible Mithras, Tiberius Claudius Thermodon, son of Tiberius, offered the spelaeum with the images and the altar and everything else, in fulfilment of his vow.
References
- Bricault; Roy (2021) Les cultes de Mithra dans l'Empire Romain
- Nicola Luciani (2018) Mithras in Etruria. Characteristics of a mystery cult in the Roman Regio VII
