Mysterious ancient altar found in Roman fort (In England)

Discovery ^ | Rossella Lorenzi

[decimon]

This 1.5-ton, four-foot high carved stone relic shows a godlike figure standing on a bull, with a thunderbolt in one hand and a battle axe in the other. It is a representation of the Anatolian god Juppiter of Doliche, which was believed to be a favorite deity among Roman soldiers.

A massive altar dedicated to an eastern cult deity has emerged during excavations of a Roman fort in northern England.

Weighing 1.5 tons, the four-foot high ornately carved stone relic, was unearthed at the Roman fort of Vindolanda, which was built by order of the Emperor Hadrian between 122-30 A.D.

The Romans built the defensive wall across the north of Britain from Carlisle to Newcastle-on-Tyne, to keep out invading armies from what is now Scotland.

[bgill]

Other finds include letters home by Roman soldiers, written in ink on wood, asking for warm clothing and socks.

The pony express!

[bgill]

Yeah, but then they couldn’t have wiggled their booty at the enemy.

[MrNeutron1962]

Mithras, Not the One.

Zathras, the One.

[decimon]

They didn't wear kilts when the Romans were there.

Well, it got lonely at that wall.

[Sudetenland]

Oh yeah! Not the one. :)

[jocon307]

Oh my gosh, you sound super smart!

[SunkenCiv]

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[bert]

Orion riding Taurus

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Oh my gosh, you sound super smart!

Well, at least I've got ONE person on here fooled! ;)

[BenLurkin]

Mithra.

[decimon]

Mithra.

Mithra wears army boots.

[SunkenCiv]

...vs Godzilla. ;’)

[stayathomemom]

My husband and I visited Vindolanda about 15 years ago. It was pretty neat then. I suppose they have discovered a lot more since we were there. From the fort we walked about a mile along a country road lined by a stone wall and then across a sheep pasture to get to Hadrian's wall.

[dog breath]

While many believe that Christianity borrowed from Mithraism, there is the counter argument that the cult may of been borrowing from early Christians. Many of the parallels are found only in later Roman versions of Mithraism which might of been influenced by that popular new Jewish cult.

[skepsel]

Nobody ever listens to Zathras, or Zathras, or Zathras, or Zathras, or Zatrhras....

[WoofDog123]

interesting what they are finding as they continue to excavate vindolanda. I visited it about 10 yrs ago, and 75% of the newer fort was (as far as I could tell) undug.