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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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Mitreo di Sabazio

The Mithraeum of Sabazeus was found in one of the rooms of the Horrea built in the years 120 - 125 AD. The installation of the shrine may have taken place in the first half of the third century.

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