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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 Dioscorus
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The New Mithraeum

4 Jun 2009

Updated on May 2026

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Column with inscription by Dioscorus to Mithras Invictus.

Invicto / Mythrae / Diosco/rus Marci / v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito).

Main inscription

Invicto / Mythrae / Diosco/rus Marci / v[otum] s[olvit] l[ibens] m[erito].

To the Invincible Mithras, Dioscorus, servant of Marcus, willingly and deservedly fulfilled his vow.

Related monuments

Altar of Dioscorus from Alba Iulia

In 1852, Károly Pap, a naval captain, unearthed several Mithraic monuments in his garden at Marospartos, including this altar.

Inscription of Dioscorus

One of the three known inscriptions of Dioscorus, servant of Marci, found in Alba Iulia, Romania.