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Monumentum

Mosaic of Fructus from the Mitreo del Sabazeo

The mosaic bears an inscription indicating the name of the owner.

Mosaic of FructusOstia-Antica.org / Eric Taylor

The New Mithraeum

3 Feb 2022

Updated on May 2026

Inscription in the mosaic part of the central aisle. In a tabula ansata:
Fructus / suis in/pendis / consum/mavit.
CIL XIV 4297; Becatti, 114.

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