Monumentum
Inscription by Cassianus of Aquilieia
This monument to the invincible god Mithras was inscribed on the façade of the church of Aiello deil Friuli, Aquileia.
The New Mithraeum
9 Feb 2022
TNMM 504 ↔ CIMRM 745
D(eo) i(nvicto) M(ithrae) / L. Sept(imius) Cas/sianus sig(nifer) / legionis IIIIII His(panae) / agens in lustro P. / Porci Fausti / p(rimi)p(ili) v(otum) p(osuit) l(ibens) m(erito).
Legio VI vietrix quamquam primo saeculo in Hispania castra habuit, hie intelligi nequit, cum titulus sit tertii potius quam secundi saeculi, accedit quod numerus is ita scribi non debet. Quam ob rem pro VIII quadratarium puto dedisse errore IIIIII (Mommsen).
Main inscription
D[eo] i[nvicto] M[ithrae] / L. Sept[imius] Cas/sianus sig[nifer] / legionis IIIIII His[panae] / agens in lustro P. / Porci Fausti / p[rimi]p[ili] v[otum] p[osuit] l[ibens] m[erito].
To the invincible god Mithras, Lucius Septimius Cassianus, ensign-bearer of legion VI Hispana, agent in the transport of provisions [agens in lustro] directed by Publius Porcius Faustus, primipile, fulfilled his vow willingly and rightly.
References
- Vermaseren, Maarten Jozef (1956) Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
