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Brigetio

Brigetio, which became Szőny, was an independent town until 1977, when it was incorporated into Komárom. The Roman legion Legio I Adiutrix was stationed here from 86 AD until the middle of the 5th century.

Mithraic monuments of Brigetio

 

Tabula ansata from Brigetio

The tablet shows a dedication by a Roman soldier.

CIMRM 1739

 

Tauroctony bronze of Szőny

Szony's bronze plate shows Mithra slaying the bull and the seven planets with attributes at the bottom of the composition.

CIMRM 1727

 

Mithraeum of Szőny

The Mithraeum of Szony has the form of a grotto and the entrance is on the west side.

CIMRM 1723

 

Base of Marcus Ulpius Castrensis to Cautes from Brigetio

Lost base from the Mithraeum at Brigetio, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Cautes by Marcus Ulpius Castrensis, veteran of Legio I Adiutrix; dated to the early third century.

CIMRM 1724

 

Base of Marcus Ulpius Castrensis to Cautopates from Brigetio

Lost base from the Mithraeum at Brigetio, Pannonia Superior, dedicated jointly to Cautopates and Invicto deo by Marcus Ulpius Castrensis, veteran of Legio I Adiutrix; a companion piece to the preceding Cautes dedication.

CIMRM 1725

 

Torchbearer statues from Brigetio

Fragments of two painted torchbearer statues from the Mithraeum at Brigetio, Pannonia Superior, including a Phrygian-capped head and fragments of garments and hands.

CIMRM 1726

 

Base from the Dolichenum at Brigetio

Base probably found during the discovery of the Dolichenum at Brigetio in 1899, Pannonia Superior; possibly belonging to the adjacent Mithraeum given its proximity.

CIMRM 1728

 

Altar of Caius Valerius Matrinianus from Brigetio

Stone base from the Dolichenum at Brigetio, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Deo Soli invicto Mithrae by Caius Valerius Matrinianus, cornicularius of the legate of Legio I Adiutrix.

CIMRM 1729

 

Altar to Invicto deo from Brigetio

Altar found in the ruins of Brigetio, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Invicto deo.

CIMRM 1730

 

Altar of Masuininius Amicus from Brigetio

Limestone altar from Brigetio, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Invicto deo Mithrae by Masuininius Amicus, Augustalis of the Municipium Brigetionis Antoniniani.

CIMRM 1731

 

Altar of Donnius from Brigetio

Altar from Brigetio, Pannonia Superior, dedicated to Mithrae by Donnius.

CIMRM 1732

 

Cautes and Cautopates pair from Brigetio

Two marble reliefs of the same height from Brigetio, Pannonia Superior, each depicting a cross-legged torchbearer in Oriental dress — Cautes and Cautopates — holding their torches.

CIMRM 1733

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Brothers attested in Brigetio

Ulpius Sabinus

Ulpius Sabinus

Inscriptions from Brigetio

Tabula ansata from Brigetio

Deo Invicto / Ulpius Sabinus / miles legio/nis primae / [A]diutricis.
To the Invincible God, Ulpius Sabinus, soldier of the Legio I Adiutrix.

References

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