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  • English: Inscription on the front panel from an altar dedicated to the divine couple of Mars and Venus: ‘The altar was dedicated by P. Aelius Syneros, freedman of the imperial freedman P. Aelius Trophimus, and his sons Trophimius and Aelianus.’ Roman artwork of the end of the reign of Trajan (98-117 CE), later re-used under the Hadrianic era (117-132 CE) as a base for a statue of Silvan.
  • Français : Inscription sur le panneau principal d'un autel dédié au couple divin de Mars et Vénus. Œuvre romaine de la fin du règne de Trajan (98-117 ap. J.-C.), réemployée sous le règne d'Hadrien (117-132 ap. J.-C.) comme base pour une statue du dieu Silvain.
  • Italiano: Iscrizione sul lato frontale del cosiddetto "Altare di Marte e Venere", ara romana di epoca traianea (98-117 d.C.), riutilizzata in epoca adrianea (117-132 d.C.) come base per una statua del dio Silvano. Proviene da un sacello del Piazzale delle Corporazioni, ad Ostia Antica, ed è oggi esibito nel Museo di Palazzo Massimo alle Terme a Roma. Il rilievo rappresenta le sacre nozze di Marte e Venere. L'iscrizione sul plinto registra la dedica dell'altare nell'anno 124 d.C. a Silvano e altri dèi da parte di Publius Aelius Syneros (coi figli Publius Aelius Trophimius e Publius Aelius Aelianus), liberto di Publius Aelius Trophimus, procuratore della Provincia di Creta.
Medium marble
medium QS:P186,Q40861
institution QS:P195,Q3890451
Current location
Ground floor, room I
Object history
English: From the portico of the Piazzale dei Corporazioni in Ostia Antica.
Français : Provenance: Ostia Antica.
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  • Votum Silvano // [A]ram sac[---]onam Aug(ustam) Genio [---] Sacomar[ium?] // P(ublius) Aelius Trophimi Aug(usti) l(iberti) proc(uratoris) prov(inciae) / Cretae lib(ertus) Syneros et / Trophimus et Aelianus fili(i) // Decurionum decreto // Dedicata K(alendis) Octobr(ibus) / M(anio) Acilio Glabrione C(aio) Bellico Torquato co(n)s(ulibus)
References CIL XIV 51 = AE 1987, 175
Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (2009)
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