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Monumentum

Altar to Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Cocidius and the genius loci from Housesteads

An altar found in the west corner of the sanctuary at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads) in 1898, recording a dedication to Jupiter Optimus Maximus, the god Cocidius and the genius of the place by soldiers of the Second Augustan Legion on garrison duty.
 
The New Mithraeum
5 Jun 2026
Altar found in 1898 in the west corner of the sanctuary at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads).I(ovi) o(ptimo) m(aximo) / et deo Cocidi[o] genioq(ue) hui(u)s / loci mil(ites) leg(ionis) / II Aug(ustae) [agentes?] / in praesidio / v(otum) [s(olverunt)] l(ibentes) m(erito).

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