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Inscription found in the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere

As this short inscription indicates, Aemilio Epaphorodito was both Pater and priest of the Mithraeum of the Seven Spheres.

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30 Jan 2022

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M. Aemilio / Epaphrodito / patre et sacerdote.

CIL XIV 63; MMM II No.136.

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Data

Location
Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Ostia, Latium (Italia)
Ostia (Italy)
Dating 2nd half of 2nd century
Discovery date 1885

Type
Plaque Inscription

Canonical URI
mithraeum.eu/monument/462
TNMmID 462
CIMRM 249
CIL XIV 63

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