Syndexios
Gaius Caecina Calpurnius
He bought back the Mithraeum I of Ptuj and restored it.
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Biography
of Gaius Caecina Calpurnius
- Gaius Caecina Calpurnius is attested as a member of a Mithraic community (syndexios) at the Mithraeum I of Ptuj.
- Attested in the 2nd century.
- Attested in Poetovio, Pannonia superior, Pannonia in 150 – 230 (TNMM 316).
TNMP 36
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.
- Alfred Shenington Geden. Mithras taurophorus of Ptuj in EDCS.
- Visit Ptuj (2020) Mithras shrines. Mithraeum I and III.
Attestations
Mithraeum I of Ptuj
TNMM 185
The Mithraeum I of Ptuj contains the foundation, altars, reliefs and cult imagery found in it.
Mithras taurophorus of Ptuj
TNMM 316
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.
