Flavius Antistianus was a prominent figure in the Roman Mithraic cult. He held the distinguished title of pater patrum, suggesting his considerable influence and authority within the Mithraic ...

Pater Patrum and Senator. He was also the patriarch of the Olympian dynasty, overseeing a Mithraic community in the centre of Rome. Patriarch of the Olympius family, of senatorial rank, who for at ...

Several inscriptions at Ostia mention a certain Caius Celius Ermero, always referred to as the antistes of that place. One, engraved on a small marble altar, was found in the mithraeum of the Pareti ...

Son of the patriarch of the Olympius saga, of senatorial rank, who for at least three generations watched over a Mithraic community in the 4th century Rome. Aurelius is the son of Nonius Victor ...

The monument was dedicated by two brothers, one of them being the Pater of his community. In h(onorem) d(omus) d(ivinae) / deo invicto / Mytrhe (sic!) ara/m ex voto ...

He was cornicularius, supply officer, to the prefect of the Legion XXII Primigenia. Secundinius Amantius dedicated a marble altar, found intact with its base and crown during the excavation of a ...

Son of Aurelius Victor Augentius, grandson of Nonius Victor Olympius, and elder brother of Emlianus. He built temples for worship around 382-383.

A powerful and wealthy man, founder of a mithraeum in the city of Aquincum of which he was the mayor. A generous euergete, this powerful and wealthy man, the mayor of Aquincum, may have been the owner ...

Sextus Pompeius Maximus, 'father of the fathers'. Apparently he was the leader of the cult of Mithras in Ostia. We also learn that he was in charge of one of Ostia's ferry services. —Ostia-Antica.org ...

This is the first Pater mentioned in an inscription known to date. This inscription mentions a Pater for the first known time. Soli / invicto Mithrae / T. Flavius Aug ...

Manfred Clauss's introduction to the Roman Mithras cult has become widely accepted as the most reliable and readable account of this fascinating subject. The Mithras cult first became evident in Rome ...

Titus Flavius Verecundus was a centurion from Savaria in the Claudia tribe, indicating his Roman citizenship. His service was with the Legio XIV Gemina. As a follower of the Mithraic cult, he made a ...