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Inscriptions of Valerius Maximianus at Lambaesis

These twin inscriptions found in the Mithraeum of Tazoult were dedicated by the legate Marcus Valerius Maximianus.
 
The New Mithraeum
9 Feb 2022
Updated on Apr 2026
Inscription, found near the Capitol.
Ann. Ep. 1915, No. 28.
Deo in/victo / Mithrae / sac(rum) / M. Val(erius) Maximianus / leg(atus)
aug(usti) pr(o)pr(aetore).
During the reign of Commodus (180-192). M. Leglay in Fasti V, 1952, No 4505 mentions
the find of a Mithraeum: "Non loin du Capitole de la ville antique au Sud-Est du temple
d’Esculape, R. Godet a decouvert un mithraeum qui mesure 16.40 sur 8.25 m. Orienté d’Ouest en Est, il a son entre a l’Ouest; Ie côté Est comporte une niche. Le plan interieur
est Ie plan courant : une allée centrale large de plus de 3m…

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