Monumentum

Inscription by Proficentius, Rome

This marble slab bears an inception be the Pater Proficentius to whom Mithras has suggested to build and devote a temple.

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26 Jan 2022

Updated on 22 Mar 2022

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Rectangular marble slab (H. 0.395 Br. 0.65 D. 0.07), broken in two pieces. Traces of red painting. In the middle there is a hollow probably for fastening. Before it was used for the present inscription, it certainly served another purpose.

L.H. 0.022.

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Data

Location
Mithraeum under the Basilica of S. Lorenzo, Roma, Latium (Italia)
Rome (Italy)

Type
Plaque Inscription
Dimensions H. 39.5 W. 65 D. 7 cm
Dating 2nd half of 3rd century
Material Marble

Canonical URI
mithraeum.eu/monument/437
CIMRM 423
AE 1950, 199
EDH HD022042

Mithraeum Mithraeum under the Basilica of S. Lorenzo
Monumentum Mithraeum under the Basilica of S. Lorenzo
Monumentum Altar from the Mitreo sotto la Basilica di San Lorenzo

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Mithraeum under the Basilica of S. Lorenzo

In 1938 this Mithraeum was found 3.45 mtrs under the Basilica of S. Lorenzo in Damaso, in a cellar near the Sacrament's Chapel.

Altar from the Mitreo sotto la Basilica di San Lorenzo

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