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Cippus of Antoninus from Ostia

This small white marble cippus bears an inscription of a certain Pater Antoninus to Cautes.

Monumentum

Relief fragments from the Mitreo della Planta Pedis

Marble relief fragments from the cult niche of the Mitreo della Planta Pedis at Ostia, preserving the bust of Sol in radiate crown, the raven's tail, the bust of Luna in crescent, and parts of the rocky border.

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Torso dedicated to Mithras

Marble torso found at Ostia in 1912 between the Decumanus and the Via dei Molini, dedicated to Mithras by a certain Atilius Glyco.

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Dedication of Florius Hermadio from Ostia

Marble revetment inscription from the cult niche of the Mitreo della Planta Pedis recording a dedication to Sol Invictus Mithras by the priest Florius Hermadio for the welfare of two emperors.

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Graffito "Dominus Sol hic avitat" from the Caseggiato del Sole

Graffito on a wall of the Caseggiato del Sole adjacent to the Mitreo dei Serpenti at Ostia, reading "Dominus Sol hic avitat" (Lord Sun dwells here).

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Marble statue fragments of Mithras tauroktonos from the Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale

Two marble fragments of a statue of Mithras as bull-killer, preserving the head in Phrygian cap and right hand with dagger, with traces of red paint, from the Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale at Ostia.

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Hollow edicola near altar K in the Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale

A small hollow edicola of simple square structure near altar K, with an opening for lamp offerings, from the Mitreo del Palazzo Imperiale at Ostia.

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Two tuff altars with jug decoration from the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere

Two small tuff altars walled into the corners of the benches, each bearing a representation of a jug, from the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere at Ostia.

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Basin from Mitreo della Planta Pedis

This marble basin found in the Mithraeum of the Footprint bears an inscription of a certain Umbilius Criton, associated with a monumental tauroctonic sculpture also found in Ostia.

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Aion relief of Mitreo Fagan

This white marble relief depicting a lion-headed figure from Ostia is now exposed at the Musei Vaticani.

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Bronze inscription from Aldobrandini

This plaque, now on display in the British Museum, may have come from the Aldobrandini Mithraeum in Ostia.

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Inscriptions of Caseggiato di Diana

This marble slab found near the Casa de Diana in Ostia bears two inscription with several names of brothers of a same community

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Tauroctony from the Mitreo delle terme di Mitra

The person who commanded the sculpture may have been M. Umbilius Criton, documented in the Mitreo della Planta Pedis.

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Mosaic of Sette Sfere

The floor mosaic of the Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres, which gives its name to the temple, depicts a dagger.

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Mitreo delle Sette Porte

The name of the Mithraeum of the Seven Gates refers to the doors depicted in the mosaic that decorates the floor, symbolising the seven planets through which the souls of the initiates have to pass.

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Mithraeum of the Coloured Marble

The Mitreo dei Marmi Colorati takes its name after the discovery of a black-and-white mosaic of Pan fighting with Eros.

Syndexios

Gaius Caelius Ermeros

Antistes and patron of the Mithraea of the Painted Walls and the Imperial Palace at Ostia.

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Lucius Agrius Calendius

Benefactor of the Imperial Palace Mithraeum and possible member of Ostia’s African community.

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Marcus Cerellius Hieronymus

Leading member of the Ostian Mithraic community, holder of the titles pater, sacerdos and antistes.

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Gaius Valerius Vitalis

Mithraic priest and dedicator of the leontocephalic deity from the Fagan Mithraeum at Ostia.

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