The monument was dedicated by two brothers, one of them being the Pater of his community.
TNMM519 – CIMRM 1243
In h(onorem) d(omus) d(ivinae) / deo invicto / Mytrhe (sic!) ara/m ex voto dei / de suo impen/dio instituer(unt) / A(ulus) Gratius Iuven/is pater sacroru/m et A(ulus) Gratius Po/tens m(iles) l(egionis…
W. Vollgraff, Une inscription gravée sur un vase cultuel mithriaque. Extrait de : Mededelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afd. Letterkunde. Nieuwe Reeks, Deel 18, N° 8, pp. 205-218, 2 figg. et 1 pi. Prix : 1,25 fl.
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The Celts are the first known to have settled in this place, which they called Binge, meaning rift. Roman troops stationed here in the first century AD rendered the local name as Bingium in Latin.