Syndexios
Hermes
Estate manager and slave of Caius Antonius Rufus, prefect of roads and customs collector.
Altar of Senj
Olivier-Antoine Reÿnès
Biography
of Hermes
TNMP 48
Hermes, property manager and slave of Caius Antonius Rufus, prefect of roads and collector of customs, financed a Mithraeum in Senia, Dalmatia.
References
- Bricault, Veymers, Amoroso et al. (2021) The Mystery of Mithras. Exploring the heart of a Roman cult
Mentions
Altar of Senj made by the slave Hermes
TNMM 402
The dedicator of this altar was a slave in the service of a high official, the prefect Gaius Antonius Rufus, known from other inscriptions.
I(nvicto) M(ithrae) / spelaeum cum / omne impen/sa Hermes C(aii) / Antoni(i) Rufi / praef(ecti) veh(iculorum) et / cond(uctoris) p(ublici) p(ortorii)/ ser(vus) vilic(us) Fortu/nat(us or -ianus) fecit.
To the invincible god Mithras, Hermes, estate manager and slave of Caius Antonius Rufus, prefect of roads and customs collector, (gave) the spelaeum, with all of the (related) expenses, (and) Fortunat(us or -ianus) made it.