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Monumentum

Altar by Marcus Aurelius Sabinus

This altar to the god Sol invicto Mithra was erected by a legate during Maximin’s reign in Lambaesis, Numidia.
Altar of Marcus Aurelius Sabinus (left)

Altar of Marcus Aurelius Sabinus (left)
CIL 

 
The New Mithraeum
18 Sep 2023
Updated on Jun 2024

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Inscription on an altar, found in the Batna plain S. W. of the grave of Flavius Maximus.

Deo Sol(i) in/victo Mi/thrae / M. Aurel(ius) / M(arci) f(ilius) Sergi/s Carnu/nto Sabi/nus prae/fect(us) leg(ionis) / III aug(ustae) p(iae) v(indicis) / Maximi/nianae v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito).

235-238 A.D.

CIL VIII 2675; MMM II No. 526.



Sono 3 le epigrafi provenienti da contesti extra urbani e legate al culto mitraico nella provincia della Numidia.

La prima proviene dalla piana di Batna, fuori dalla città di Lambaesis. Si tratta di un altare di 70 cm di altezza e 39 cm di

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