Mithraic monuments of Mediolanum
Slab of the astrologer Maximus of Milan
Marcus Valerius Maximus records in this inscription his knowledge of astrology as well as the name of his wife.
CIMRM 708
Stele of Acilius Pisonianus from Milan
This high stele by a certain Acilius Pisonianus bears an inscription commemorating the restoration of a Mithraeum in Mediolanum, today's Milan.
CIMRM 706
Altar of Varia Severa from Milan
Altar of Varia Severa from Mediolanum, modern Milan, one of the few women associated with a possible Mithraic dedication.
CIMRM 705
Inscription of L. Atilius Pupinius from the vicus Vicciomitum in Milan
An inscription from the vicus Vicciomitum in Milan (ancient Mediolanum), recording a votive dedication to the Invincible Mithras by L. Atilius Pupinius on a site granted by decree of the town council.
CIMRM 707
People attested in Mediolanum
Inscriptions from Mediolanum
Slab of the astrologer Maximus of Milan
M[arcus] Valeri[us] / Maximu[s] / sacerdo[s] / d[ei] S[olis] i[nvicti] M[ithrae] / stu[di[osus]] / astrologia[e] / sibi et / Severiae Apr[.] / uxori. / H[oc] m[onumentum] h[eredes] n[on] [s[equetur]].
Marcus Valerius Maximus, priest of the invincible sun god Mithras, scholar of astrology, for himself and his wife Severia Apr[---]. This monument is not part of the heritage.
Stele of Acilius Pisonianus from Milan
D[eo] S[oli] i[nvicto] M[ithrae] / P[ublius] Acil[ius] Piso/nianus pater / patratus qui / hoc speleum / vi{i} ignis ab/sumtum com/parata area a re-/publ[ica] Mediol[anensi] / pecunia sua / restituit.
To the invincible Sol god Mithras, Publius Acilius Pisonianus, pater patratus, who at his own expense restored this speleum, which had been completely destroyed by the violent fire, the site having been repaired thanks to the public funds of the Mediolanenses.
Altar of Varia Severa from Milan
D(eo) I(nvicto) M(ithrae) / Varia / Q(uinti) f(ilia) / Severa / v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito).
Varia Severa, daughter of Quintus, willingly and deservedly fulfilled her vow to the Unconquered God Mithras.
References
- Alison Griffith (2006) Completing the Picture: Women and the Female Principle in the Mithraic Cult
- Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby. Stele of Acilius Pisonianus from Milan in EDCS
- Philippe Roy (2021) Les cultes de Mithra dans l’Empire romain
- Vittoria Canciani (2022) Archaeological Evidence of the Cult of Mithras in Ancient Italy
- Mitra. Un dios entre Oriente y Occidente
- Římský kult boha Mithry. Atlas lokalit a katalog nálezů I
