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Marble tablet dedicated by leones from Rome

Marble tablet in the Vatican Musea, Galleria Lapidaria, with a dedication to the Invictus and Urania by two initiates of the Leo grade, the text divided by four feet pointing in opposite directions as a pro itu et reditu formula.

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Updated on May 2026

Tabula marmorea. Mus. Vat. Gall. Lap.Invicite(sic!) Cele/sti Uranie dona po(suerunt) / G...Gi... fi(lius?) V...Vl... fi(lius) / leones."Entre la seconde et la troisième ligne se trouvent quatre pieds, deux à l'endroit et deux à l'envers, signe que la dédicace a été faite pro itu et reditu de deux personnes" (Cumont).

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