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Baetulo

The area was populated by Iberians, but the origins of Baetulo date back to the 1st century BC, when the Romans founded the city on the Rosés hill. Baetulo was famous for its vineyards, which produced wine for export throughout the Empire.

Mithraic monuments of Baetulo

 

Altar with inscription from Baetulo

This altar was dedicated to Cautes by a certain Lucius in Baetulo (Badalona), near Barcino (Barcelona).

 

Altar of A. Pompeius Abascantus dedicated to Sol from Badalona

An altar from Baetulo (modern Badalona) in Hispania Citerior, carved in a rock on a hill facing east opposite the town, recording a dedication to Sol Deus by A. Pompeius Abascantus.

CIMRM 805

Brothers attested in Baetulo

Lucius Valerius Monteius

Lucius Valerius Monteius
(c. mid-2nd century)

Inscriptions from Baetulo

Altar with inscription from Baetulo

K[auti] deo / L[ucius] Valer[ius] Monteius / v[otum] s[olvit] l[ibens] m[erito].
To the god Cautes. Lucius Valerius Monteius fulfilled his promise willingly and properly.

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