The material documented in Liguria reflects the movement of Mithraic cults through maritime exchange, regional mobility and urban settlements along the northwestern coast of Italy. The province formed part of the transitional zone between Italy and Gaul.
Mithraic monuments of Liguria
Altar by Flavius Lucilianus from Aveia
This altar for the completion of a temple to Sol Invictus by Flavius Lucilianus was found in Fossa, Italy.
CIMRM 652
Altar of C. Industrius Verus from Industria
An altar found in 1830 at the ancient site of Industria near Monteu da Po in Liguria, bearing a dedication to the Invincible Mithras by C. Industrius Verus.
CIMRM 699
Inscription "Soli deo" from an old stone architrave in Turin
A brief inscription reading "Soli deo", found on an old stone architrave in Turin (ancient Augusta Taurinorum) in Liguria.
CIMRM 701
Marble slab inscription to Sol Mithras from Tortona
A fragmentary inscription on the right side of a marble slab from Tortona (ancient Dertona) in Liguria, partially legible as a dedication to Deus Sol Mithras Invictus.
CIMRM 698
Two torchbearer heads in Phrygian caps from Turin
Two small heads wearing Phrygian caps, probably representing the Mithraic torchbearers Cautes and Cautopates, from Turin (ancient Augusta Taurinorum) and held in the Museum at Turin.
CIMRM 700
Brothers attested in Liguria
Places in Liguria
Aveia Vestina
Aveia was an ancient town of the Vestini and Roman former bishopric, which remains a Latin Catholic titular see.
Inscriptions from Liguria
Altar by Flavius Lucilianus from Aveia
References
- Vittoria Canciani (2022) Archaeological Evidence of the Cult of Mithras in Ancient Italy
