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This image is a fictional historical visualization. No authentic portrait of Victorinus is known to survive.
Syndexios

Victorinus

Slave of the imperial family and dispensator who repaired an image of Mithras in Tibur, near Rome.

Inscription of Victorinus from Tibur.
Inscription of Victorinus from Tibur.Unknown.

Biography
of Victorinus

  • Victorinus is attested as a member of a Mithraic community (syndexios).
  • Attested in the 3rd century.
  • Attested in Tibur, Latium, Italia in 3rd century (TNMM 569).

TNMP 185

Victorinus (96) was a home-born slave of the Imperial family (verna Caesaris nostri) and was employed as dispensator, that is an intermediate clerical grade identifying the head of often more than one department within the household.

—Carlsen (1995)

The sanctuary to which this inscription belongs has not been found. However, it is possible that the Mithraic group of Tivoli, possibly connected to the imperial estate of Villa Adriana – since Victorinus is an imperial steward – may have originated in part from the capital.

—Bricault; Roy (2021)

References

Attestations

Inscription of Victorinus from Tibur

TNMM 569

This tabula marmorea was consecrated by a certain slave Vitorinus in Tibur, nowadays Tivoli, near Rome.

Soli invicto Mithrae. / Sicuti ipse se in visu / iussit refici / Victorinus Caes[aris] n[ostri] / verna dispensator / numini praesenti suis in/pend[i]s reficiendum / curavit dedicav[itque]. / Nama cunctis / [--- ? a]ntistitae [sic] / [---]lio Magno.
To invincible Sol Mithras. As he ordered him in a vision to repair his image [?]. Victorinus, a slave steward of our emperor, undertook his repair for the ever present [praesens] god [numen], at his own expense, and dedicated. Homage to all, [---]lius Magnus being antistes.
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