Archaeologists think it’s an offering to Jupiter Dolichenus, a god revered by Roman soldiers. The fortress, known as Apsaros, lies along Georgia’s western coast in what is now the town of Gonio.

There is likely a sanctuary to Jupiter Dolichenus at the Roman military site, known as the Gonio-Apsaros Fortress, that has not yet been found, and archaeologists hope to find it in future seasons ...

The delicate gold plaque was likely left as an offering to Jupiter Dolichenus, possibly near a place of worship, Karasiewicz-Szczypiorski said.

It features a Greek inscription dedicated to Jupiter Dolichenus—a deity worshipped in the Roman Empire who was particularly revered by soldiers. The deity combined aspects of the Roman god ...

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The plaque itself is a thin plate of gold with a Greek inscription dedicated to Jupiter Dolichenus—a god worshipped by Roman soldiers.

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Both the hand and the temple of Jupiter Dolichenus in Vindolanda date to the early third century A.D., a tumultuous period in Roman Britain, fraught with war, rebellion, and bloodshed.

Later, followers of Jupiter Dolichenus—a sort of fusion deity created from the Roman "King of the gods" Jupiter and a Baal king god—erected a temple on the same site.

At one time, Doliche was a significant religious center and served as a sacred site for the Roman god Jupiter Dolichenus, the god of the sky and thunder, according to the news site Anatolian ...

Jupiter Dolichenus’ popularity “spread throughout the Roman Empire, reaching a peak of popularity between the first and third centuries C.E.,” adds Lockley.

There is likely a sanctuary to Jupiter Dolichenus at the Roman military site, known as the Gonio-Apsaros Fortress, that has not yet been found, and archaeologists hope to find it in future seasons ...