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Basis marmorea anno 1764 in monte Aventino effossa.CIL VI 846; MMM II No. 25.C(aius) Ruf(us) / Volusianus v(ir) c(larissimus) / pater ierofanta / profeta Isidis / pontifex dei sol(is) / votum solvi.To be placed in the 4th century, for Volusianus is either the consul of 314 A.D. or the praefectus urbi of 365 A.D.
CIMRM II 466
About C. Caionius Rufus Volnsianus Lampadius in Ostia cf. H. Bloch in NSc (S. 8) VII, 1953, 272 No. 34 with bibliography. He was a follower of the Attis-cult and a fervent defender of paganism. Cf. Nos. 515–516.
CIMRM II 466
About C. Caionius Rufus Volnsianus Lampadius in Ostia cf. H. Bloch in NSc (S. 8) VII, 1953, 272 No. 34 with bibliography. He was a follower of the Attis-cult and a fervent defender of paganism. Cf. Nos. 515–516.
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