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Monumentum

Column of Dioscorus from Alba Iulia

This is one of the at least three inscriptions of Dioscorus, servant of Marcus to Mithras Invictus found in Alba Iulia, Romania.

Column with inscription by DioscorusEDCS

The New Mithraeum

4 Jun 2009

Updated on May 2026

Column with inscription by Dioscorus to Mithras Invictus.
Invicto / Mythrae / Diosco/rus Marci / v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito).

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