Victorius Secundus

Victorius Secundus is known from the dedication erected in the Mithraeum of Lugo by the centurion <b>Gaius Victorius Victorinus</b> between 212 and 218 CE. In the inscription, Victorinus consecrated an altar to Deus Invictus Mithrason behalf of the military detachment stationed at Lucus and explicitly included two freedmen, Victorius Secundus and <b>Victorius Victor</b>, among the beneficiaries of the dedication.

The shared nomen Victorius strongly suggests that both men had been manumitted by Gaius Victorius Victorinus or by a member of the same household. Their explicit mention in the inscription is unusual and indicates a particularly close relationship with the dedicator. Although their precise role within the Mithraic community remains unknown, some scholars have suggested that they may have assisted Victorinus in his religious activities or occupied a position of importance within the local congregation. Such interpretations, however, remain hypothetical.

Victorius Secundus therefore stands as one of the very few named individuals directly associated with the Mithraic community of Lucus Augusti, providing rare evidence for the participation of freedmen alongside military personnel in the cult of Mithras in north-western Hispania.