Biography
of Lucius Septimius Cassianus
- Lucius Septimius Cassianus is attested as a member of a Mithraic community (syndexios).
- Attested in service with the Legio VI Hispana.
- Attested at Aquileia, Venetia, Italia in 244 – 248 (TNMM 504).
Attestations
Inscription by Cassianus of Aquilieia
TNMM 504
This monument to the invincible god Mithras was inscribed on the façade of the church of Aiello deil Friuli, Aquileia.
D[eo] i[nvicto] M[ithrae] / L. Sept[imius] Cas/sianus sig[nifer] / legionis IIIIII His[panae] / agens in lustro P. / Porci Fausti / p[rimi]p[ili] v[otum] p[osuit] l[ibens] m[erito].
To the invincible god Mithras, Lucius Septimius Cassianus, ensign-bearer of legion VI Hispana, agent in the transport of provisions [agens in lustro] directed by Publius Porcius Faustus, primipile, fulfilled his vow willingly and rightly.
