Monumentum
Arula by Lucius Petreius of Cabrera de Mar
Small arula with mithraic inscription and dedication to Cautes from a garlic merchant.
Árula mitraica de Carbrera de MarHispania Epigraphica
The New Mithraeum
31 Jan 2022
Updated on Oct 2022
TNMM 471
Found by chance during a road renovation at Can Modolell in 1974. It bears the following inscription:
K(auti) d(eo) / L(ucius) Petre/ius Vic/tor ali/arius / d(eo) K(auti) M(ithrae) / v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito)
For more information on this piece, see Lucius Petreius Victor page.
Main inscription
K[auti] d[eo] / L[ucius] Petre/ius Vic/tor ali/arius / d[eo] K[auti] M[ithrae] / v[otum] s[olvit] l[ibens] m[erito].
To the god Cautes / Lucius Petreius Victor, garlic merchant, to the god Cautes Mithra, has fulfilled his promise willingly and in due form.
