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Marcus Aemilius Epaphroditus
Pater and priest of the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
General view of the Mitraeum of the Seven Spheres
Andreu Abuín
Biography
- Marcus Aemilius Epaphroditus was a Pater at the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere.
- Active circa 2nd half of 2nd century in Ostia, Latium (Italia).
His community
at Mitreo delle Sette Sfere
Other brothers from Ostia
Mentioned in
Inscription de Tellius Agatho in Sette Sfere
This inscription found in the Mitreo delle Sette Sfere mentions the Pater Marco Aemiliio Epaphrodito known from other monuments in Ostia.
L(ucius) Tullius Agatho / deo Inuicto Soli / Mithrae aram d(ono) d(edit) / eanque (sic) dedicauit ob / honore(m) dei, M(arco) Aemilio / Epaphrodito, patre.
Lucius Tullius Agatho donated the altar to the Undefeated Sun God Mithras and dedicated it in honour of the god, while Marcus Aemilius Epaphroditus was pater.
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.
M. Aemilio / Epaphrodito / patre et sacerdote.
To Marcus Aemilius Epaphroditus, Pater and priest.
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