Research Article

Some Aspects of Religiosity in Ostia Antica Through Mosaics

Number: 16 November 3, 2023
  • Antonio Lıcordarı
  • Francesca Lıcordarı
  • Angelo Pellegrıno
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Some Aspects of Religiosity in Ostia Antica Through Mosaics

Abstract

While mythology is one of the most widespread themes in the mosaics of Ostia Antica (both floor and non-floor), some compositions have a marked importance from a religious and cultic point of view. We intend to examine the mosaic representations of aspects of the Ostian cults, among which that of Mithras stands out in a particular way for its diffusion and for the amplitude of its testimonies. The mosaic undoubtedly had the purpose of immediate visual communication of its contents, also because the religion of Mithras was accepted above all by low-level believers for whom communication through images was more suitable. However, in Ostia, among the followers of the cult, there is evidence of high-ranking personages, perhaps even belonging to the imperial family. Next to that of Mithras we want to highlight the cult of Sabazio, of other oriental divinities in the past traces have been found, sometimes rightly and sometimes wrongly, in the House of the Dioscures, in the House of the Fishes, in the Neptune’s baths and in the opus sectile building of the Marine Gate (4th century AD).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Archaeological Science

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Antonio Lıcordarı This is me
0000-0002-6557-1053
Italy

Francesca Lıcordarı This is me
0000-0003-3832-0555
Italy

Angelo Pellegrıno This is me
0009-0002-2147-091X
Italy

Publication Date

November 3, 2023

Submission Date

July 28, 2022

Acceptance Date

August 15, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 16

APA
Lıcordarı, A., Lıcordarı, F., & Pellegrıno, A. (2023). Some Aspects of Religiosity in Ostia Antica Through Mosaics. Journal of Mosaic Research, 16, 291-302. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1376824
AMA
1.Lıcordarı A, Lıcordarı F, Pellegrıno A. Some Aspects of Religiosity in Ostia Antica Through Mosaics. JMR. 2023;(16):291-302. doi:10.26658/jmr.1376824
Chicago
Lıcordarı, Antonio, Francesca Lıcordarı, and Angelo Pellegrıno. 2023. “Some Aspects of Religiosity in Ostia Antica Through Mosaics”. Journal of Mosaic Research, nos. 16: 291-302. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1376824.
EndNote
Lıcordarı A, Lıcordarı F, Pellegrıno A (November 1, 2023) Some Aspects of Religiosity in Ostia Antica Through Mosaics. Journal of Mosaic Research 16 291–302.
IEEE
[1]A. Lıcordarı, F. Lıcordarı, and A. Pellegrıno, “Some Aspects of Religiosity in Ostia Antica Through Mosaics”, JMR, no. 16, pp. 291–302, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.26658/jmr.1376824.
ISNAD
Lıcordarı, Antonio - Lıcordarı, Francesca - Pellegrıno, Angelo. “Some Aspects of Religiosity in Ostia Antica Through Mosaics”. Journal of Mosaic Research. 16 (November 1, 2023): 291-302. https://doi.org/10.26658/jmr.1376824.
JAMA
1.Lıcordarı A, Lıcordarı F, Pellegrıno A. Some Aspects of Religiosity in Ostia Antica Through Mosaics. JMR. 2023;:291–302.
MLA
Lıcordarı, Antonio, et al. “Some Aspects of Religiosity in Ostia Antica Through Mosaics”. Journal of Mosaic Research, no. 16, Nov. 2023, pp. 291-02, doi:10.26658/jmr.1376824.
Vancouver
1.Antonio Lıcordarı, Francesca Lıcordarı, Angelo Pellegrıno. Some Aspects of Religiosity in Ostia Antica Through Mosaics. JMR. 2023 Nov. 1;(16):291-302. doi:10.26658/jmr.1376824

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