Taurobolic Altar (Lyon)
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 AD 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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Gallia Lugdunensis
Province of the Roman Empire (area now part of France)
Lugdunum
Ancient Roman city on the site of modern Lyon, France
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Fourvière
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Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Minor basilica in Lyon
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Ancient Theatre of Fourvière
Lugdunum (museum)
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Odeon of Lyon
Small ancient Roman theatre in Lyon, France
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Nuits de Fourvière