Syndexios
Gaius Celsinius Matutinus
Veteran of the Legio VIII Augusta
Mithraeum, époque romaine, Musée Archéologique / Musées de Strasbourg /
M. Bertola
Mithras Weihinschrift Koenigshoffen
Wolfgang Sauber
Biography of Gaius Celsinius Matutinus
- Gaius Celsinius Matutinus was a brother of the Mithraeum of Strasbourg. He was a(n) Veteran of the Legio VIII Augusta.
- Active c. 222 – 235 in Argentoratum, Germania superior (Gallia).
- He served in the Legio VIII Augusta.
Mentions
Dedication inscription from Koenigshoffen Mithraeum
The inscription reports the restoration of the coloured painting of the main relief of the Mithraeum by a veteran of the Legio VIII Augusta.
In h(onorem) d(omus) d(ivinae) deo Invic/to M(ithrae) C(aius) Celsinius / Matutinus veter(anus) / leg(ionis) VIII Aug(ustae) Alexan/drianae typum / de suo repinx(it)
In honour of the divine house, to the invincible god Mithras. Caius Celsinius Matutinus, veteran of legio VIII Augusta [Alexandriana], repainted this relief at his own expense.