Gaius Cassius Flavianus
Centurio of the Legion XX stationed at Invetesk fort
Biography
of Gaius Cassius Flavianus
- Gaius Cassius Flavianus is attested as a member of a Mithraic community (syndexios) at the Mithraeum of Inveresk.
- Is attested in service with the Legio XX Valeria Victrix.
- Attested in the 140 – 165.
- Attested in Ad Enum, Noricum in 140 – 150 (TNMM 459 and TNMM 460).
TNMP 62
Caius Cas(sius?) Fla(vianus?) was a Roman citizen and centurion who belonged to the XXth legion stationed in the fort of Invetesk from the 140's until his departure in 165. He dedicated two altars in the Mithraeum set up near the fort, one to the god Sol and the other with several motives referring to the cults of Apollo and, more particularly, to those of Apollo Grannus, which were widely attested in the Rhine provinces.
References
- Current Archaeology (2014) Bodyguards, corpses, and cults.
- Hunter, F, Henig, M & Sauer, E (2016) Mithras in Scotland: A Mithraeum at Inveresk (East Lothian), Britannia, vol. 46, pp. 1-50.
- Jessica Bowen (2026) Ancient Roman altars found in Scotland to go on display.
- Philippe Roy & Laurent Bricault (2021) Les cultes de Mithra dans l’Empire romain.
Attestations
Altar of Inveresk with a griffin
TNMM 460
This second altar discovered to date near Inveresk includes several elements unusual in Mithraic worship.
Altar with openwork of Inveresk
TNMM 459
The altar of Sol from Inveresk, Scotland, was pierced, probably to illuminate part of the temple with a particular effect.
Mithraeum of Inveresk
TNMM 331
The Mithraeum of Inveresk, south of Musselburgh, East Lothian, is the first found in Scotland, and the earliest securely dated example from Britain.
