The end was nigh when the corax Materninius Faustinus—an initiate of the first grade into the Mithraic cult—commissioned a place of worship for Mithras in what is now Gimmeldingen (located roughly half-way between Heidelberg and Kaiserslautern in south-western Germany). Adorned with several votive inscriptions, both on the monumental base of the cult relief as well … Continue reading Die epigraphische Kultur an Oberrhein und Neckar in römischer Zeit