Brothers active in Aquincum
Mithraic monuments of Aquincum
Mithraeum II of Aquincum in Victorinus’s house
This temple of Mithras in Aquincum was located within the private house of the decurio Marcus Antonius Victorinus.
CIMRM 1750
Mithraeum IV of Aquincum
The Mithraeum of Symphorus and Marcus, in Óbuda, Budapest, has been restored to public view in 2004 and, while well presented, it has been heavily restored.
CIMRM 1767
Petrogenia of Aquincum
In Aquincum petrogenia, Mithras holds the usual dagger and torch as he emerges from the rock.
CIMRM 1758
Mithraeum I of Aquincum
The Mithraeum of Aquincum I existed in the potter's quarter of the ancient city of Budapest.
CIMRM 1742
Altar of Libella, Budapest
The dedicant of this altar to the god Arimanius was probably a slave who held the grade of Leo.
CIMRM 1773
Altars to Cautes and Cautopates of Aquincum
These two altars, erected by a certain Victorinus in the mithraeum he built in his house, bear inscriptions to Cautes and Cautopates.
CIMRM 1751
Second petrogey of Aquincum
Another sculpture of Mithras rock-birth from the Mithraeum of Victorinus, in Aquincum.
CIMRM 1756
Mithraeum V of Aquincum
The fifth mithraeum from Aquincum has been found in the house of a military tribune.
Altar from Aquincum by Castinus
This altar to Mithras is dedicated by a certain Gaius Iulius Castinus, legate prefect of the emperors.
CIMRM 1774
Tauroctony of Symphorus and Marcus from Aquincum
This sculpture of Mithras killing the sacred bull bears an inscription that mentions the donors.
CIMRM 1768
Fragmented Mercury of Aquincum
Fragments of this limestone statue include the head and torso of Mercury, holding the caduceus in his left hand.
CIMRM 1755
Base of Buda
This base was found in the 18th century and bears an inscription to the god Arimanius.
CIMRM 1775
Mithraeum VI of Aquincum
A sixth temple dedicated to Mithras has been identified for the first time in the military sector of the ancient Roman city of Aquincum.
Inscriptions of Aquincum
Deo Cau/topati / M. Ant(onius) / Victori/nus / dec(urio) col(oniae) / Aq(uinci) / aedilis.
To Cautopates, Marcus Antonius Victorinus, decurion of the colony of Aquincum, aedile.
Altars to Cautes and Cautopates of Aquincum
Altar from Aquincum by Castinus
References
- Bricault, Veymers, Amoroso et al. (2021) The Mystery of Mithras. Exploring the heart of a Roman cult
- Bricault; Roy (2021) Les cultes de Mithra dans l'Empire Romain
- Csaba Szabó (2023) Mithraeum VI in Aquincum
- Epigraphic Database Heidelberg. Altars to Cautes and Cautopates of Aquincum in EDH
- Epigraphic Database Heidelberg. Base of Buda in EDH
- Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby. Altars to Cautes and Cautopates of Aquincum in EDCS
- Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby. Base of Buda in EDCS
- Kovács Olivér (2023) Előkerült az aquincumi katonaváros első Mithras-szentélye