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Monumentum

Altar of Ulpius Vitalis pancrestarius from Carnuntum

Votive altar from Carnuntum, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Deo invicto Mithrae sacrum by Ulpius Vitalis pancrestarius — a term denoting an athlete or performer, possibly in the context of Mithraic initiation rites.

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27 May 2026

Votive altar (H. 0.55 Br. 0.19 D. 0.175–0.24), found in Carnuntum. Museum Carnuntinum (Inv. No. 4337).A. Betz, Epigraphisches aus Pannonien und Noricum in Carinthia I, 146, 1956, 434ff No. 1.L.H. 0.035–0.04.D(eo) i(nvicto) M(ithrae) s(acrum) / Ulpius V[it]alis pan/crestari/us l(ibens) m(erito).l. 2: also possible: V[i/t]alis. panc(h)restarius = "Kuchenbacker." Third century A.D.

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