Taurobolic Altar (Lyon)
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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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- Roman Lyon
- Nerva–Antonine dynasty
- Roman altars
- Archaeological artifacts
- Religion in the Roman Empire
- 5th arrondissement of Lyon
- Buildings and structures in Lyon
- Religion in Lyon