Sacerdos of Jupiter Dolichenus from an inscription recently discovered in the vicinity of Viminacium

Sacerdos of Jupiter Dolichenus from an inscription recently discovered in the vicinity of Viminacium

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The cult of Jupiter Dolichenus, of oriental origin, is evident in almost all the territory of the Roman Empire.The followers of the Dolichenus theology such as soldiers, Tools priests, tradesmen, miners and freedmen dedicated figural representations, as well as numerous inscriptions to the glory of the deity.In the Upper Moesia territory, particular frequency of dedication is noticed in the Danube border region, limes, from where the inscription, published in this study, originates.We provide detailed description of the inscription solution and translation of the text, palaeographic characteristics, we point to close analogies, clarify geographic points concerning the Dice origin of the dedicant and finally, propose a dating for the inscription.