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Pontiae

Pontia

The Pontiae islands, including modern Ponza, formed part of the Roman maritime landscape of Latium and preserve one of the most remarkable Mithraic sanctuaries of Roman Italy, renowned for its rare stucco zodiac and astral symbolism.

Mithraic monuments of Pontiae

 

Mitreo di Ponza

This Mithraic shrine on the island of Ponza is renowned for its exceptional stucco zodiac and astral symbolism linked to Roman Mithaism.

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