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Stabiae

Stabiae was an ancient city situated near the modern town of Castellammare di Stabia and approximately 4.5 km southwest of Pompeii.

Mithraic monuments of Stabiae

 

Inscribed statue base from Stabiae

This inscription on white marble by Lucius Gavidius uses the term ther cultores to refer to his Mithraic community in Stabiae, Italy.

Brothers attested in Stabiae

Lucius Gavidius

Lucius Gavidius

Inscriptions from Stabiae

Inscribed statue base from Stabiae

Aug[usto] s[a]crum. / L. Gavidius A[…]t[…] / cultoribus dei M[i]thr[ae] / donum d[edit] d[edicavit] li[b[ens] me]r[ito].
Dedicated to the emperor. Lucius Gavidius A[---], for the worshipers [cultores] of the god Mithras, offered and dedicated this gift willingly and deservedly.

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