Syndexios
Gaius Caecina Calpurnius
He bought back the Mithraeum I of Ptuj and restored it.
Mithraeum I of Ptuj, general view
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Mithras carrying the bull of Ptuj
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Biography
of Gaius Caecina Calpurnius
- Gaius Caecina Calpurnius was a syndexios of the Mithraeum I of Ptuj.
- Active c. 2nd century in Poetovio, Pannonia superior (Pannonia).
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He bears an Etruscan name. One of the inscriptions in the Mithraeum I of Ptuj states that he bought back the temple and restored it.
References
- Epigraphic Database Heidelberg. Mithras taurophorus of Ptuj in EDH
- Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby. Mithras taurophorus of Ptuj in EDCS
- Visit Ptuj (2020) Mithras shrines. Mithraeum I and III
Mentions
Mithraeum I of Ptuj
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The Mithraeum I of Ptuj contains the foundation, altars, reliefs and cult imagery found in it.
Mithras taurophorus of Ptuj
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The sculpture of Mithras carrying the bull includes an inscription on its base.
Transitu / C(aius) Caecina / Calpurnius / temp(lum) redemi(t) et restitu(it).
For the Transitus, Caius Caecina Calpurnius bought back the temple and restored it.