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title: Alter to Goddess Ricagambeda, Birrens
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4225/alter-to-goddess-ricagambeda-birrens/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Alter to Goddess Ricagambeda, Birrens

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Alter to Goddess Ricagambeda, Birrens](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4225.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4225.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) soldiers, when they came to [Scotland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Scotland/), brought their own gods and goddesses from their local areas. Exotic cults were easily adopted too. Ricagambeda was a [Celtic](https://www.worldhistory.org/celt/) goddess worshiped by troops in the Rhineland. The inscriptions on this altar read "To the goddess Ricagambeda, the men of the Vellavian district in the 2nd Cohort of Tungrians, willingly and deservedly fulfilled their vow." From Birrens, Scotland, late 1st to mid-2nd century CE. (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2015, November 23). Alter to Goddess Ricagambeda, Birrens. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4225/alter-to-goddess-ricagambeda-birrens/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Alter to Goddess Ricagambeda, Birrens." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 23, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4225/alter-to-goddess-ricagambeda-birrens/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Alter to Goddess Ricagambeda, Birrens." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Nov 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4225/alter-to-goddess-ricagambeda-birrens/>.

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