Brothers active in Sentinum
Mithraic monuments of Sentinum
Album of Sentinum
This inscription reveals the names of 36 cultori of Sentinum, one of whom bears the title of pater leonum.
CIMRM 688
Inscription of two Gessius from Sentinum
Gessius Castus and Gessius Severus have placed a decorated stutue and left testimony on this inscription below.
CIMRM 687
Altar with inscription of Sentinum
This altar found in Sentinum bears an inscription from two brothers.
CIMRM 689
CIMRM 685
Fragment of a marble statue (H. 0.40 Br. 0.60), found at Sentino and walled in the atrium of the Palace Raccamadoro-Ramelli.
CIMRM 685
CIMRM 697
Fragment of a white marble relief (H. 0.50 Br. 0.20-0.13), found in the house ITALIA 255 of Coppi Calzolaio at Ganaceto near Modena in 1845.
CIMRM 697
Inscriptions from Sentinum
Album of Sentinum
Cultores D(ei) S(olis) I(nvicti) Mithrae / patroni, prosedente C. Propertio Profuturo.
Coiedius Proculus / Ligurius Theodotus / Mussius Vindex / Coiedius Hilarianus / Sentin(as) pater leonum Ianuarius / Titius Castor / Pompe(i)us Pompeianus / Gessius Optabilis/ Ligurius Clementinus / Plotius Fortunatus / Licinius Faustus / Aetrius Romanus / Asinius Commodi[anus] / Visenn(ius) Quinqu[ennalis].
Pompon(ius) Victor / Statius Velox / Vassiden(us) Verus / Helvenat(ius) Celer / Carfan(ius) Achille(s) / Casidius Rufin(us) / Antist(ius) Benign(us) / Aetrius Irenaeus / Helven(atius) Semellin(us) / Sentin(as) Valentin(us) / lulius Victorin(us) / [Ca]ecil(ius) Sozo[n] / [---] Ve[---]d(---) / [---]t(---)
Rantif(anus) Verus / Caesoni(us) Dexter / Ianuarius Sent(inatium) / Aelius Ylas / Coied(ius) Pamphilus / Aduren(us) Theseus / Coied(ius) Auxa[n]on / menesterio / Sevio Felice.
Coiedius Proculus / Ligurius Theodotus / Mussius Vindex / Coiedius Hilarianus / Sentin(as) pater leonum Ianuarius / Titius Castor / Pompe(i)us Pompeianus / Gessius Optabilis/ Ligurius Clementinus / Plotius Fortunatus / Licinius Faustus / Aetrius Romanus / Asinius Commodi[anus] / Visenn(ius) Quinqu[ennalis].
Pompon(ius) Victor / Statius Velox / Vassiden(us) Verus / Helvenat(ius) Celer / Carfan(ius) Achille(s) / Casidius Rufin(us) / Antist(ius) Benign(us) / Aetrius Irenaeus / Helven(atius) Semellin(us) / Sentin(as) Valentin(us) / lulius Victorin(us) / [Ca]ecil(ius) Sozo[n] / [---] Ve[---]d(---) / [---]t(---)
Rantif(anus) Verus / Caesoni(us) Dexter / Ianuarius Sent(inatium) / Aelius Ylas / Coied(ius) Pamphilus / Aduren(us) Theseus / Coied(ius) Auxa[n]on / menesterio / Sevio Felice.
The worshippers of the invincible god Sol Mithras to the patron president Caius Propertius Profuturus.
[list of 36 male names].
[and] the minister Sevius Felix.
[list of 36 male names].
[and] the minister Sevius Felix.
Inscription of two Gessius from Sentinum
Dicatus V id(us) Sept(embres) Antonino aug(usto) II et sacerdote II co(n)s(ulibus)
N(umini) s(ancto) S(olis) i(nvicti) Mithrae / duo Gessi Castus / et Severus simu/lacrum exoma/tum voto posu/erunt.
Prosedente C. Propertio Augurino sacerd(ote).
N(umini) s(ancto) S(olis) i(nvicti) Mithrae / duo Gessi Castus / et Severus simu/lacrum exoma/tum voto posu/erunt.
Prosedente C. Propertio Augurino sacerd(ote).
Dedicated on the 5th of the ides of September, Antoninus Augustus and (Quintus Tineius) Sacerdos being consuls for the second time.
To the pure numen of invincible Sol Mithras. Gessius Castus and Gessius Severus placed the decorated statue after a vow.
Under the presidency of Caius Propertius Augurinus, priest.
To the pure numen of invincible Sol Mithras. Gessius Castus and Gessius Severus placed the decorated statue after a vow.
Under the presidency of Caius Propertius Augurinus, priest.
Altar with inscription of Sentinum
Invicto / prosedente / Sevio Facundo / Umbri / Rufinus et / Aemilianus / leones.
To the Unconquered [god], the leones Umbrius Rufinus and Umbrius Aemilianus [set up] under the office of Sevius Facundus.
References
- Bricault; Roy (2021) Les cultes de Mithra dans l'Empire Romain
- Jeffrey Adam Easton (2019) Rising from below: The families of Roman municipal freedmen and social mobility in the Roman Empire
- Vittoria Canciani (2022) Archaeological Evidence of the Cult of Mithras in Ancient Italy
