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Locus

Grumentum

Grumentum was an ancient Roman city in the centre of Lucania, in what is now the comune of Grumento Nova, c.

Mithraic monuments of Grumentum

 

Altar from Grumentum

This altar from Grumentum in Lucania was dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras by Titus Flavius Saturninus, an evocatus in imperial service.

CIMRM 170

Brothers attested in Grumentum

Inscriptions from Grumentum

Altar from Grumentum

Soli Invicto / Mythrae T(itus) Fl(avius) / Saturninus / evoc(atus) Augg(ustorum) / nn(ostrorum).
To Sol Invictus Mithras. Titus Flavius Saturninus, evocatus of our emperors.

References

  • Laes & Buonopane (2020) Grumentum: The Epigraphical Landscape of a Roman Town in Lucania
  • Vittoria Canciani (2022) Archaeological Evidence of the Cult of Mithras in Ancient Italy
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