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Alcimus
Slave and bailiff of Tiberius Claudius Livianus.
Mithras killing the bull, earliest representation known.
CIMRM
Biography
of Alcimus
TNMP 13
Alcimus, steward of T. Claudius Livianus, has dedicated the earliest known sculpture of a Mithras Taurcotonos. Vermaseren and Gordon believe that Tiberius Claudius Livianus was commander of the Praetorian Guard in 101 AD.
Alcimus, a wealthy slave steward of Tiberius Claudius Livianus, a knight close to Trajan who became prefect of the Praetorium in 101, can be dated to the very end of the 1st or, rather, the beginning of the 2nd century.
References
- British Museum
- Bricault; Roy (2021) Les cultes de Mithra dans l'Empire Romain
Mentions
Tauroctony 593
TNMM 164
This is the earliest sculpture of Mithras killing the bull known to date.
Alcimus T. Cl(audi) Liviani ser(vus) vilic(us) S(oli) M(ithrae) v(otum) s(olvit) d(onum) d(edit)
Alcimus, slave and bailiff of Tiberius Claudius Livianus, gave this as a gift to the sun-god Mithras in fulfilment of a vow.
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