Aurelius Iustinianus
Late Roman dux associated with the restoration of the so-called Mithraeum IV of Poetovio.
Biography
of Aurelius Iustinianus
- Aurelius Iustinianus, Dux of Pannonia Prima and Noricum Ripense, was a syndexios at the Mithraeum IV of Ptuj.
- Resident in Poetovio, Pannonia superior, Pannonia in 301 – 310 (TNMM 644).
TNMP 220
Aurelius Iustinianus was a late Roman military commander active in Poetovio at the beginning of the 4th century CE. An inscription from the so-called Mithraeum IV of Ptuj identifies him as vir perfectissimus and dux, probably of Pannonia Prima and Noricum Ripense, and records the restoration of a temple dedicated to Sol Invictus Mithras after it had fallen into disrepair. The inscription is generally dated to the Tetrarchic period, probably between 301 and 310 CE, and is often treated as indirect evidence for the continued use of Mithraic sanctuaries in Poetovio during the early 4th century.
References
- Bricault; Roy (2021) Les cultes de Mithra dans l'Empire Romain
- Epigraphic Database Heidelberg. Inscription of Aurelius Iustinianus from Ptuj in EDH
- Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby. Inscription of Aurelius Iustinianus from Ptuj in EDCS
- Mojca Vomer Gojkovič (2018) Mithraea in Poetovio and the new discovery
Attestations
Inscription of Aurelius Iustinianus from Ptuj
TNMM 644
This inscription probably belonged to the fourth mithraeum of Poetovio and records the restoration of a Mithraic temple by the dux Aurelius Iustinianus.
Mithraeum IV of Ptuj
TNMM 1424
A probable Mithraic sanctuary at Poetovio, identified by Vermaseren as the so-called Mithraeum IV on the basis of four associated inscriptions.
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