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
TNMM 1283 ↔ CIMRM 866
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).
Main inscription
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).
To Jupiter Optimus Maximus, to the god Cocidius, and to the Genius of this place, the soldiers of the Second Augustan Legion, serving at the garrison, gladly and deservedly discharged their vow.
References
- Vermaseren, Maarten Jozef (1956) Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
