Monumentum
Small cippus of Aurelius Crescens from the Mitreo Sabazeo
Small cippus found opposite the Theatre at Ostia, with a dedication by brothers Aurelius Crescens and Naima Victor Patri for the restoration of the ruined Mithraeum, third century A.D.
The New Mithraeum
30 Jul 2025
Updated on May 2026
TNMM 951 ↔ CIMRM 308
Small cippus (H. 0.34 Br. 0.18 D. 0.16), found opposite the Theatre.
NSc (S. 5) VII, 1910, 186 No. 2; CIL XIV 4315; Becatti, 130 No. 7 and Pl. XXXIX, 3.
[Na]ma Victori Patri / Aur(elius) Cresce[n]s / Aug(usti) lib(ertus) / fratres ex / speleo dilap/so in melio/ri restaura/vit.
fratres: the two torchbearers. The cippus probably supported a statue of Cautes or Cautopates. Third cent. A.D.
References
- Vermaseren, Maarten Jozef (1956) Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
