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Monumentum

Inscription of Aelius Victorinus the veteran, outside Porta Pia, Rome

An inscription to Sol Invictus Mithras found in the Vigna Patritii outside the Porta Pia in Rome, dedicated by Aelius Victorinus, a veteran of the emperors honourably discharged, with M. Aurelius Romulus as antistes and sacerdos of the cult.

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Updated on May 2026

Inscription found in the Vigna del Marchese Patritii outside the Porta Pia.Soli in[v(icto)] / Mithr[ae] / Ael(ius) Victorinu(s) [vet(eranus)] / A[ug(ustorum)] n(ostrorum) ex b[ene(ficiario)] a[b imp(eratore) n(ostro) / mis(sus)] hon(esta) [mi]ss[ione] / d(onum) d(edit) dedic(avit)... k(al.) s[ept(embres)] / [II Geta Caes(are) co(n)s(ulibus)] antiste M. Aur(elio) Aug(usti) li[b(erto)] / Romulo h(uius) [l(oci)] sac(erdote).

CIMRM II 630
Durry, 341 supposes Aelius Victorinus to have been an 'ex-prétorien, le texte ayant été trouvé aussi près du camp.'

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