page_title: Taurobolic Altar (Lyon)
hierarchical_section_title: Taurobolic Altar (Lyon)
caption_attribution_description: English: Ara found in Lugdunum (Lyon France). Inscription of 160 AD for emperor Antoninus salvation Français&#160;: Autel taurobolique dédié en 160 à Lugdunum pour la guérison de l'empereur Antonin le Pieux - Lyon Musée gallo-romain - CIL XIII 1751, CAG 69/2, Lyon, pp. 560-561
context_page_description: The Taurobolic Altar is an inscribed ancient Roman altar found in 1704 in a vineyard belonging to a certain Bourgeat on the Fourvière hill in Lyon, France. It dates to the year 160 and refers to a taurobolium carried out in Lugdunum to Cybele for the restoration of the emperor Antoninus Pius's health. It is now held at the Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon.
context_section_description: The Taurobolic Altar is an inscribed ancient Roman altar found in 1704 in a vineyard belonging to a certain Bourgeat on the Fourvière hill in Lyon, France. It dates to the year 160 and refers to a taurobolium carried out in Lugdunum to Cybele for the restoration of the emperor Antoninus Pius's health. It is now held at the Gallo-Roman Museum of Lyon.
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