The New Mithraeum
25 Jun 2024
Updated on May 2026
Inscription on an altar, found at Ain-Zana.
CIL VIII 4578; MMM II No. 529.
lovi optimo / maximo luno/ni reginae Min/ervae sanctae / Soli Mithrae / Herculi Mar/ti Mercurio / genio loci di/is deabusque / omnibus M/arcus Aureli/us Decimus v(ir) p(erfectissimus) p(raeses) / p(rovinciae) N(umidiae) ex principe/regrinorum / votum solvit.
M. Aurelius Decimus was a governor of Numidia in 283-284 A.D.
From the municipium of Dianae comes an altar 82 cm high and 47 cm wide: here is a dedication to a series of deities from the traditional Roman pantheon, such as Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Juno Regina, Minerva…
CIL VIII 4578; MMM II No. 529.
lovi optimo / maximo luno/ni reginae Min/ervae sanctae / Soli Mithrae / Herculi Mar/ti Mercurio / genio loci di/is deabusque / omnibus M/arcus Aureli/us Decimus v(ir) p(erfectissimus) p(raeses) / p(rovinciae) N(umidiae) ex principe/regrinorum / votum solvit.
M. Aurelius Decimus was a governor of Numidia in 283-284 A.D.
From the municipium of Dianae comes an altar 82 cm high and 47 cm wide: here is a dedication to a series of deities from the traditional Roman pantheon, such as Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Juno Regina, Minerva…
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