Brothers active in Juliomagus
Mithraic monuments of Juliomagus
Mithréum d’Angers
The Mithraeum of Angers, excavated during a preventive operation and subsequently dismantled in 2010, yielded numerous objects, including coins, oil lamps, and a ceramic vessel bearing a votive inscription to the invincible god Mithras.
Head of Mithras from Angers Mithraeum
The head of Mithras of Angers has been found a four months after the main relief.
Goblet of Angers
The spherical ceramic cup found at the Mithraeum in Angers bears an inscription to the unconquered god Mithras.
Inscriptions from Juliomagus
Goblet of Angers
---]M [---]Deo[ inuic]to Mytrh[ae
]s Genialis ciues Ambian[in]us [or Ambian[ic]us] exuoto d[edit
frat]ribus, omni loco, [ N]ama!
]s Genialis ciues Ambian[in]us [or Ambian[ic]us] exuoto d[edit
frat]ribus, omni loco, [ N]ama!
--- To the unconquered god Mytrha, [...]s [? son of] Genialis, Ambian citizen, gave in accordance with his vow, for his brethren[, ] in all places [...]. Glory!
References
- Jean Brodeur (2019) Angers – 6 rue René-Brémond, clinique Saint-Louis
- Michel Molin, Jean Brodeur et Maxime Mortreau (2015) Les inscriptions du mithraeum d’Angers-Iuliomagus (Maine-et-Loire) : nouvelles données sur le culte de Mithra
- La tête du dieu Mithra retrouvée dans les vestiges du temple - Ouest France
