Monumentum
Inscription on restauration of the Mitreo de Carsulae
Marble plaque with inscription of a sacerdos probatus to Sol and the god Invictus Mithras.
Plaque on the restauration of Umbria Mithraeum
Ciotti
The New Mithraeum
2 Feb 2022
Updated on Sep 2023
This marble plaque, preserved in the Castello di Montoro and dating from between 211 and 250, bears witness to a particularly original Mithraic cult in Umbria. It was found by the same time of another remarkable inscription on the creation of a leonteum (TNMM 483).
Square marble base (74x74 cm) with inscription, 150-250 CE. Currently preserved in Montoro, Castello Patrizi, private owner.
This inscription was preserved in the castle of Montoro and although there is no evidence about its find-spot, it seems possible it was found in the area nearby the castle.
Reference: Ciotti 1978 (pp. 239-46)…
Square marble base (74x74 cm) with inscription, 150-250 CE. Currently preserved in Montoro, Castello Patrizi, private owner.
This inscription was preserved in the castle of Montoro and although there is no evidence about its find-spot, it seems possible it was found in the area nearby the castle.
Reference: Ciotti 1978 (pp. 239-46)…
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