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Mitreo delle Pareti Dipinte

- All graffiti are now on a modern support on the outer wall (south-east wall) of the back part (south-west part) of the mithraeum. Originally they were on the back wall (wall S) of the tablinum.

- Animation, Eric Taylor
- Jan Theo Bakker


G0148 = G0508 - HERODES THE DEPILATOR

- Solin 2008, 117, fig. 19. Meas 0.10 x 0.06, h. of letters 0.01 - 0.015.
- SEG 45-1451.

EMNHCΘH
HPΩΔHC O ΔP
N O ΔPΩΠAKIC
THC

Interpretation: "In memory of ..., [written by] Herodes the depilator"; a Greek text, referring to a depilator or perhaps rather an erotic allusion. The writer made a false start of the third line.

- Solin
- Solin
- Jan Theo Bakker


G0837 - A CROSS

- Solin 2008, 117, fig. 20. Meas 0.18 x 0.05.

- Solin


G0838 - THESEUS

- Solin 2008, 118, fig. 21: ΘHCEYC EMN[HCΘH ---]. Meas. 0.10 x 0.01 - 0.015.

Interpretation: Theseus is a proper name.

- Solin
- Jan Theo Bakker


G0839 - HERODION

- Solin 2008, 118, fig. 22: HERODION. Meas. 0.14 x 0.015 - 0.025.

Interpretation: perhaps a nickname of the Herodes above, or a brother or son. An eastern name.

- Solin
- Jan Theo Bakker


G0149 - HILARUS

- Solin 2008, 118: HILARVS. Meas. 0.14 x 0.02 - 0.03.

Interpretation: a slave name.

- Animation, Eric Taylor
- Jan Theo Bakker


G0150 - NAMES IN GREEK

- Solin 2008, 118, fig. 23. Meas. 0.20 x 0.05, h. of letters 0.01 - 0.015.

Interpretation: or QVARTV in line 2?

- Solin
- Animation, Eric Taylor
- Jan Theo Bakker


G0151 - HYPERIDES

- Solin 2008, 119, fig. 24: [---]ΓENHCCEMNH | AYΠERIΔHN. Meas. 0.16 x 0.045, h. of letters 0.015 - 0.025.

- Solin
- Animation, Eric Taylor
- Jan Theo Bakker