

Today, Dr. Irina Nemeti talks to us about the spiritual life of the Romanians, choosing to tell us the story of two votive reliefs from the museum's collection. The artifact dedicated to the goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter, goddess of women, marriage, birth and renewal, is an opportunity to discuss religion, its official level, but also its personal one. The votive relief dedicated to the god Mithras, another important piece in our collection, provides a discussion of a very popular cult in militarized environments. Mithras was born, like Jesus, on December 25th, and was considered the god of light, sun and salvation, often invoked by soldiers who faced death and needed protection.
The Romans had a direct dialogue with the divinity through votive inscriptions. Dr. Eugenia Beu Dachin tells us about how these texts were transferred onto the stone, sometimes with language mistakes, and Sabin Grapini tells us about how such pieces can be restored, so that the details are accessible to specialists.
