Monumentum
Petrogeny of Santo Stefano Rotondo
The sculpture of Mithras rock-birth from Santo Stefano Rotondo bears an inscription of Aurelius Bassinus, curator of the cult.
The New Mithraeum
3 Jul 2009
Updated on 1 Feb 2022
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Mithras born from the rock (petra genetrix), statue dedicated by Aurelius Bassinus, ædituus (curator of the cult installations) of the principia of the castra peregrina of the Imperial horseguards (equites singulares).
Marble, age of Commodus (180-192 CE). From the area of S. Stefano Rotondo, Rome.
Marble, age of Commodus (180-192 CE). From the area of S. Stefano Rotondo, Rome.