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Mediolanum

Mediolanum, the ancient city where Milan now stands, was originally an Insubrian city, but afterwards became an important Roman city in northern Italy.

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, daughter of Quintus, from Milan

An altar found at Milan (ancient Mediolanum), dedicated to the Invincible Mithras by Varia Severa, daughter of Quintus; because the dedicant is a woman, Cumont suggests it may alternatively be dedicated to the Dis Manibus.

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

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.

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