Monumentum
Funerary plaque of Septimius Archelaus
Marble funerary plaque erected by Lucius Septimius Archelaus, a Pater and priest of Mithras, for himself, his wife, and their freedmen and descendants.
Inscription of Septimius ArchelausLes Cultes de Mithra dans l’Empire Romain
The New Mithraeum
29 Jan 2022
Updated on May 2026
TNMM 453 ↔ CIMRM 511
Tabula marmorea.
D(is) M(anibus) / L. Septimius Aug(ustorum trium) lib/(ertus) pater et sacerdos invicti / Mithrae domus augustanae / fecit sibi et Cosiae Primitivae / coniugi benemerenti libertis liberta/busque posterisq(ue) eorum.
Tres Augusti intelligendi sunt Severus et Antoninus Augusti et Geta Caesar. From this inscription it appears that Mithras had also found acceptance with the Imperial Court.
CIL VI 2271
D[is] M[anibus] / L. Septimius Aug[ustorum trium] lib[ertus] Archelaus / pater et sacerdos invicti / Mithrae domus Augustanae / fecit sibi et Cosiae Primitivae / coniugi benemerenti libertis liberta/busque posterisq[ue] eorum.
To the gods Manes. Lucius Septimius Archelaus, freedman of the three Augustans, Father and priest of the invincible Mithras, of the house of Augustus, made [this plaque] for him and Cosia Primitiva, his deserving wife, for their freedmen and freedwomen and for their posterity.
References
CIL VI 2271; MMM II No. 35.
