Shrine at the Horrea (Granary) of Hortensius
Title
Shrine at the Horrea (Granary) of Hortensius
Description
This private shrine once existed within a busy granary in the port city of Ostia. According to the mosaic below the altar, Hortensius served as a captain of a naval fleet at Misenum. Having made a vow to unspecified gods, the captain paid out of his own pockets for the construction of this shrine - the altar and the commemorative plaque. The altar stood in front of a podium which once supported a cult image.
Creator
Doug Boin
Source
Boin, Doug. Ostia in Late Antiquity. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Date
2016
Rights
Doug Boin
Files
Collection
Reference
Doug Boin, Shrine at the Horrea (Granary) of Hortensius, 2016
Cite As
Doug Boin, “Shrine at the Horrea (Granary) of Hortensius,” Living Late Antiquity, accessed May 1, 2024, https://livinglateantiquity.org/items/show/203.