Monumentum
Altar by Hermanio of Poetovio
A certain Hermanio has been identified in the dedication of several monuments in different cities in Dacia and even in Rome.
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The New Mithraeum
22 Jan 2023
TNMM 581
This altar — not accidentally for sure — comes from one of the most important centres of Mithras’ cult, which had been one of the leading economic centres of the Danubian provinces as well. Poetovio had been a transit station concerning any economic connection between the city of Rome and Illyricum: also acting as a go-between in the religious and spiritual connections of Rome and the region of Pontus at the same time.
Main inscription
Cauti // pro salute Fl[avi] / Hermadionis / et Aviti Syriac[i] / et filiorum / Felix libert[us]
References
- István Tóth (1992) A Dacian 'Apostle' of the cult of Mithras?.
