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Venusia — The New Mithraeum

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Venusia

Venosa is a town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the southern Italian region of Basilicata, in the Vulture area.

Mithraic monuments of Venusia

 

Mithraic altar from Venosa

This altar dedicated to Helios Mithras by a certain Sagaris was repurposed in the masonry of Palazzo Bagnoli, Venosa, Italy.

CIMRM 171

Inscriptions of Venusia

Ἡλίῳ / Μήδρᾳ / ὑπὲρ σωτηρίας / Βρι[τ]λίου Πραι[λ]ίουντος Σχάρις οἰκο/νόμος.
To Sol Mithras. For the safety of (his master) Brittius Praesens, the manager Sagaris.

Mithraic altar from Venosa

References

  • Vittoria Canciani (2022) Archaeological Evidence of the Cult of Mithras in Ancient Italy
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