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Rudchester Mithraeum is a Roman Temple to the Roman god Mithras at Rudchester (Vindobala), an auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall, the northern frontier of Roman Britain. The temple (known as a mithraeum) was located 137m to the west of the castra. == Discovery == The site of the shrine was first discovered in 1844 when the local farmer uncovered a statue and five altars in his field. The statue was broken up (and subsequently lost); however, the altars were all saved. The five altars were: 1) DEO /L SENTIUS / CASTUS / (centurio) LEG VI D(ono) P(osuit).〔RIB 1394. CIMRM (840 ).〕 ''To the god. Lucius Sentius Castus, centurion of the 6th legion gave this.'' 2) DEO INVICTO / MYTRAE P(ublius) AEL(ius) / TITULLUS PRAE(fectus) / V(otum) S(olvit) L(aetus) L(ibens) M(erito).〔RIB 1395〕 ''To the invincible god Mithras, Publius Aelius Titullus, prefect, gladly, willingly and deservedly fulfilled his vow''. 3) DEO SOLI INVIC(to) / TIB(iberius) CL(audius) DECIMUS / CORNEL(ius) ANTO/NIUS PRAEF(ectus) / TEMPLE(um) RESTIT(uit).〔RIB 1396〕 ''To the Invincible Sun. Tiberius Claudius Decimus Cornelius Antonius, Prefect, restored the temple.'' 4) SOLI / APOLLINI / ANICETO / () APON()US ROGAT()ANUS (V(otum) S(olvit) L(ibens) M(erito ? )〔RIB 1397. CIMRM (842 ).〕 5) No inscription. The location of the discovery was marked on contemporaneous maps, enabling the archaeologist J.P. Gillam to relocate the shrine and excavate it in 1953.〔J P Gillam, I MacIvor & E Birley. 1954. 'The Temple of Mithras at Rudchester'. ''Archaeologia Aeliana'' (4th series) XXXII, 176-219〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rudchester Mithraeum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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