Villa Celimontana, Rome - remains of the Basilica Hilariana, erected by Manius Publicius Hilarus, detail of the staircase leading to the dolmen

The Basilica Hilariana was a sanctuary[1] dedicated by the cult of Cybele on the Caelian Hill in Rome, Italy, in the name of a certain M. Poplicius Hilarus and identified by an inscription in Latin: collegium dendrophorum Matris deum magnae et Attidis, lit. 'college of dendrophori of the Great Mother Goddess and of Attis'.[2] Its vestibule was discovered in 1889 during the construction of Rome's military hospital on the Caelian Hill, the Policlinico militare Celio, along with a mosaic floor and the inscription quoted above. However, its floor plan is unknown.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Becker, J. "Places: 711164402 (Basilica Hilariana)". Pleiades. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
  2. ^ CIL VI.641, 30973
  3. ^ Rosch. II.2917‑2918; BC 1890, 18‑25, pls. I, II; 1918, 76‑78; Mitt. 1891, 109; Cons. 277 ff.
  4. ^ Alison Bond Griffith (1993). The Archaeological Evidence for Mithraism in Imperial Rome. University of Michigan.

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