Biography
of Marceleus Marianus
- Marceleus Marianus is attested as a member of a Mithraic community (syndexios) at the Mithréum de Sarrebourg.
- Attested in the 3rd century.
- Attested in Pons Saravi, Belgica, Gallia in 3rd century (TNMM 114).
- Attested in Pons Saravi, Belgica, Gallia (TNMM 730).
TNMP 106
The cognomen, Marianus, belongs to a group Marius/-inus/-janus which seems to have been particularly common among the Mediomatrici; it appears next in popularity to the Julius, Sextus, and Primus groups. The name Marcellus or Marceleus, though less frequent, is, none the less, still popular in this area.
—Walters (1974) The Cult of Mithras in the Roman provinces of Gaul
References
Attestations
Cautes and Cautopates of Sarrebourg
TNMM 730
The base of these sandstone reliefs bears an inscription referring to a certain Marcellius Marianus.
Mithréum de Sarrebourg
TNMM 45
This rock-cut Mithraeum occupies the north-eastern slope of the Grand-Rebberg at Saarburg, featuring a stepped entrance, a sloping central aisle, lateral benches, and a spring-fed water conduit.
Tauroctony from Sarrebourg
TNMM 114
The Tauroctony of Saarbourg (Sarrebourg, ancient Pons Sarravi), France, contains most of Mithras deeds known in a single relief.
