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Monumentum

Cippus of Aurelius Crescens from Ostia

A small cippus from the Mithraeum of Sabazeus records the rebuilding of the sanctuary after its collapse.
 
The New Mithraeum
30 Jul 2025
Updated on Jun 2026
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.

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