Marcus Aurelius Sabinus
Pro praetor legate during the reign of Maxime, he dedicated an altar to Mithras in Lambaesis.
Altar of Marcus Aurelius Sabinus (left)
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Plan of the Mithraeum of Lambèse
Marcel Le Glay
Biography
of Marcus Aurelius Sabinus
- Marcus Aurelius Sabinus was a syndexios of the Mithraeum of Lambaesis.
- Born in Carnuntum, Pannonia superior, Pannonia.
- Active c. 235 – 238 in Lambaesis, Numidia.
- He served in the Legio III Augusta.
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Marcus Aurelius Sabinus, pro-praetor legate during the reign of Maximin, had an altar dedicated to Mithras discovered in 1845 outside the town of Lambaesis.
As stated in the altar he donated, he was the son of a certain Marcus and enrolled in the Sergia tribe. Originally from Carnuntum, he a prefect of the 'pious and vengeful' Legio III Augustus, devoted to Maximin.
References
- David Walsh (2018) The Cult of Mithras in Late Antiquity
- Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby. Altar by Marcus Aurelius Sabinus in EDCS
- Marcel Le Glay (1954) Le Mithraeum de Lambèse
- Nicholas Vivan (2022) Il culto mitraico: attestazioni e diffusione nel territorio della Numidia.
Mentions
Altar by Marcus Aurelius Sabinus
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This altar to the god Sol invicto Mithra was erected by a legate during Maximin’s reign in Lambaesis, Numidia.
Mithraeum of Lambaesis
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The Mithraeum of Tazoult / Lambèse is one of the best preserved Mithras’s temples in Africa.