Felicissimus
Probably the Pater of the Mithraeum of Ostia which bears his name.
Biography
of Felicissimus
- Felicissimus was a syndexios at the Mitreo di Felicissimo.
- Resident in Ostia, Latium, Italia in c. 2nd half of 3rd century (TNMM 166).
TNMP 6
Felicissimus is known only from a brief dedicatory inscription embedded within the mosaic pavement of the Mithraeum of Felicissimus at Ostia. The inscription records that he made the decoration in fulfilment of a vow (ex voto fecit). Although his social status and role within the community remain unknown, he was presumably responsible for commissioning or financing the sanctuary’s remarkable mosaic programme, which depicts the seven Mithraic grades together with their associated symbols and planetary correspondences. His dedication is linked to one of the most important monuments for the study of Mithraic initiation and ritual hierarchy.
References
- Ostia-Antic (2020) Regio V - Insula IX - Mitreo di Felicissimus (V,IX,1)
- Vittoria Canciani (2022) Archaeological Evidence of the Cult of Mithras in Ancient Italy
Attestations
Mitreo di Felicissimo
TNMM 7
The Mithraeum Felicissimus has a floor mosaic depicting the seven mithraic grades.
Mosaic of the Mitreo di Felicissimo
TNMM 166
The Felicissimo Mithraeum has a floor mosaic depicting the seven mithraic grades.
