Monumentum
CIMRM 407
Marble inscribed slab recording the dedication of a Mithraeum and an antrum to Mithras for the safety and victories of Septimius Severus and his family, found in Rome.
The New Mithraeum
26 Jan 2026
When a foundation-pit was dug at a distance of 19 mtrs from the Via Sicilia 180, a marble slab (H. 1.72 Br. 0.48 D. 0.04) came to light which on the top and the bottom shows traces of iron clips and of lime, with which it must have been fixed. The slab was not found in situ. For nothing was found of a cave, which is mentioned by an inscription, as we shall see. Only a fragment of a water conduit with an inscription was discovered, dating from the end of the second century. The slab is now at the Museum Nazionale Terme, Inv. No. 106543. Mancini in NSc 1925, 48f; Paribeni, Terme Diocl., 140 No. 289. L.H.0.025…
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