Syndexios
Ulpius
Dedicated the northernmost in situ Mithraic find on the Roman Empire.
Frontal side of the Kalkar altarR. L. Gordon
Biography
of Ulpius
- Ulpius was a Pater.
- Resident in Burginatium, Germania inferior, Germania in c. 1st quarter of 3rd century (TNMM 507).
References
- Epigraphic Database Heidelberg. Altar of Kalkar in EDH
- Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby. Altar of Kalkar in EDCS
- Richard Gordon (1998) Viewing mithraic art : the altar from Burginatium (Kalkar), Germania Inferior
Attestations
Altar of Kalkar
TNMM 507
This altar found at ancient Burginatum is the northernmost in situ Mithraic find on the continent.
D[eo] I[nvicto] I[mperatori] / Ulp[ius] [ Am[---] · [ p[ater] / s[acrorum] aes · ex ius-su · ip·sius.
