The New Mithraeum
31 Jan 2023
Updated on May 2026
Marble altar (H. 0.78 Br. 0.35 D. 0.44), standing before the cult-niche.
The altar has a hole in the middle, which pierces the marble completely. At the front the opening is surrounded by a wreath of oak-leaves with flying ribbons. An inscription over it (No. 220).
Calza o.c. 331; Becatti in BCR LXVII 1939 38 n. 10; BCR LXX 1942 120f. with fig.
CIMRM 220
CIL XIV 4310
M. Lollianus / Callinicus pater / aram deo / do(num) de(dit).
Callinicus: compare Nos. 222; 223.
The altar, as an inscription (CIL XIV 4280) proves, was originally dedicated to Hercules. From a thorough investigation by G…
The altar has a hole in the middle, which pierces the marble completely. At the front the opening is surrounded by a wreath of oak-leaves with flying ribbons. An inscription over it (No. 220).
Calza o.c. 331; Becatti in BCR LXVII 1939 38 n. 10; BCR LXX 1942 120f. with fig.
CIMRM 220
CIL XIV 4310
M. Lollianus / Callinicus pater / aram deo / do(num) de(dit).
Callinicus: compare Nos. 222; 223.
The altar, as an inscription (CIL XIV 4280) proves, was originally dedicated to Hercules. From a thorough investigation by G…
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