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Monumentum

Petrogeny from Santo Stefano Rotondo

The sculpture of Mithras rock-birth from Santo Stefano Rotondo bears an inscription of Aurelius Bassinus, curator of the cult.

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The New Mithraeum
3 Jul 2009
Updated on Feb 2022

TNMM 152

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.

Main inscription

Petram genetricem / Aur[elius] Bassinus aedituus / principiorum cast[rorum] pereg[rinorum] / dedicavit hoc in loco et d[ono] d[edit] / antistante A[ulo] Caedicio / Prisciano eq[uite] R[omano] patre
The Birth stone, Aurelius Bassinus, guardian of the headquarters [principia] of the Peregrine camp, dedicated in this place and donated it, with Aulus Caecidius Priscianus, Roman knight, Father [pater], as witness

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