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Apulum

Municipium Septimium Apulense

Apulum, now within Alba Iulia, was a Roman settlement first mentioned by the mathematician, astrologer and geographer Ptolemy. Its name comes from the Dacian Apoulon.

Mithraic monuments of Apulum

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Inscriptions from Apulum

Column of Dioscorus from Alba Iulia

Invicto / Mythrae / Diosco/rus Marci / v[otum] s[olvit] l[ibens] m[erito].
To the Invincible Mithras, Dioscorus, servant of Marcus, willingly and deservedly fulfilled his vow.

Mithraic stele from Alba Iulia

D[eo] S[oli] I[nvicto] M[ithrae] / pro salute inc/o{t}lumitate M[arci] Aur[eli] / Timotei et Aur[eli] M/aximi votum nun/cupavit solvitque / Euthyces eorum lib[ertus] / retulit.
To the invincible god Sol Mithras, [for the salvation and conser]vation of Marcus Aurelius Thimotheus and Marcus Aurelius Maximus, Euthyc[h]es, their freedman, [solemnly made a vow] and fulfilled it.

Tauroctony relief from Alba Iulia

D[eo] i[nvicto] M[ithrae] T[itus] Aur[elius] F[abia] [tribu] Marcus vet[eranus] leg[ionis] XIII g[eminae].
To the invincible god Mithras, Titus Aurelius Marcus, a member of the Fabia tribe, veteran of the legion XIII Gemina.

Altar by Valerius Maximianus from Apulum

[Soli ? or Deo ?] invicto / Mitrae / M[arcus] Val[erius] Maxi/mianus / leg[atus] Aug[usti] / v[otum] s[olvit].
To Sol invincible Mithras, Marcus Valerius Maximianus, imperial legate, has fulfilled his vow.

Tauroctony of Ulpius Linus from Apulum

[-?-] M. Ulp[ius] Linus imag[inifer] l[egionis] XIII G[eminae].
Marcus Ulpius Linus, bearer of the imperial standard of Legio XIII Gemina.

Tauroctony from Euthices from Apulum

D[eo] S[oli] i[nvicto] M[ithrae] / [pro salute et incolumi]tate M. Aurelii Timothei et Aur[elii] Maximii / [votum nuncupavit sol]vitq[ue] Euthices eorum l[ib[ertus]].
To the Unconquered Sun God Mithras, for the safety and well-being of M. Aurelius Timotheus and Aurelius Maximus. Euthices, their freedman, has made and paid his vow.

Altar of Nummius Amandus from Alba Iulia

Soli i[nvicto] M[ithrae] / C[aius] Nummius / Amandus / qui et / templum.
To the Invincible Sol Mithras, Caius Nummius Amandus [made] this and the temple.

Tauroctony from Euhemerus from Alba Iulia

Deo invicto Mithr[a]e / Euhemerus ex voto / posuit.
The invincible god Mithras, Euhemerus put by a vow.

Altar of Dioscorus from Alba Iulia

Invicto / Mythrae / Diosco/rus Marci [servus] / v[otum] s[olvit] l[ibens] m[erito].
To the Invincible Mithras, Dioscorus, servant of Marcus, willingly and deservedly fulfilled his vow.

Altar of Chrestion from Alba Iulia

Invicto / Mythir/ae Chr/estion / v[otum] s[olvit].
To the invincible Mythra, Chrestion has fulfilled his vow.

Tauroctony from Aurelios Stephanos from Sibiu

Αὐρήλι[ο]ς Στέφανος θεῷ Μίθρᾳ / εὐχαριστήρι[ο]ν.
Aurelios Stephanos, to the god Mithras, in gratitude.

Inscription of Dioscorus

Invicto / Mythrae / Diosco/rus Marci / v[otum] s[olvit] l[ibens] m[erito].
To the Invincible Mithras, Dioscorus, servant of Marcus, willingly and deservedly fulfilled his vow.

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