Monumentum
Altar of Carrawburgh by Aulus Cluentius
One of the three altars to Mithras found at the Mithraeum of Carrawburgh fort.
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17 Mar 2022
Altar of Carrawburgh by Aulus Cluentius
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Altar in sandstone (H. 1.07 Br. O. 47).
D(eo) in(victo) M(ithrae) s(acrum) / Aul(us) Cluentius / Habitus pra(e)f(ectus) / coh(ortis) I / Batavorum / domu Ulti/n(i)a Colon(ia) / Sept(imia) Aur(elia) L(arino) / v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito).
On either side of Coh. I an ivy-leaf.
The dedicator belongs to the family of Aulus Cluentius Habitus, defended by Cicero in 66 B.C.
As appears from this inscription, Larinum became a colonia between 198-208 A.D. (E. Birley).
ILN 1951,455; Richmond-Gillam, 45ff and PI. XI, A.
D(eo) in(victo) M(ithrae) s(acrum) / Aul(us) Cluentius / Habitus pra(e)f(ectus) / coh(ortis) I / Batavorum / domu Ulti/n(i)a Colon(ia) / Sept(imia) Aur(elia) L(arino) / v(otum) s(olvit) l(ibens) m(erito).
On either side of Coh. I an ivy-leaf.
The dedicator belongs to the family of Aulus Cluentius Habitus, defended by Cicero in 66 B.C.
As appears from this inscription, Larinum became a colonia between 198-208 A.D. (E. Birley).
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Data
- Location
Mithraeum of Carrawburgh, Brocolita, Britannia inferior (Britannia) Carrawburgh (United Kingdom) - Current location
Great North Museum: Hancock [1956.10.32] Newcastle upon Tyne (United Kingdom) - Type
- Dimensions H. 107 W. 47 D. cm
- Dating 3rd century
- Discovery date 1949
- Material Sandstone
- Canonical URI
mithraeum.eu/monument/529
- CIMRM 846
- EDH HD021157
- RIB 1545
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