Biography
of Tertius
- Tertius is attested as a member of a Mithraic community (syndexios) at the Mithréum de La Bâtie-Montsaléon.
- Attested in Mons Seleucus, Narbonensis, Gallia (TNMM 500).
TNMP 130
He was the son (?) of a certain Rusticus.
References
- Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby. Tauroctony from La Bâtie-Montsaléon in EDCS.
- Les Amis de Mons Seleucus (2011) Mons Seleucus, La Batie-Montsaléon, Hautes-Alpes.
- Philippe Roy & Laurent Bricault (2021) Les cultes de Mithra dans l’Empire romain.
Attestations
Mithréum de La Bâtie-Montsaléon
TNMM 499
During the excavations of 1804-1805, a series of monuments dedicated to Mithras and a temple were discovered at ancient Mons Seleucus.
Tauroctony from La Bâtie-Montsaléon
TNMM 500
This damaged relief of Mithras killing the bull found in 1804 and formerly exposed at Gap, is now lost.
[Deo Soli in]victo M. Iulius Maternia/[n]us ex voto.
