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The cult building dedicated to the Egyptian god Serapis (assimilated to Jupiter) was built at the expense of the freedman Caltilius, a devotee of the deity, and inaugurated on 24 January AD 127 on the occasion of the emperor Hadrian\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n

The sanctuary opens onto the street with a prothyrum (colonnaded entrance) (A) added during the 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0century AD and paved with a mosaic depicting the bull Apis (an ancient Egyptian god).<\/p>\n

The entrance led into a courtyard (B) with porticoes along the long sides and an altar (C) at the centre, embellished by a mosaic floor with scenes of life on the Nile.<\/p>\n

The temple proper (D) stands on a podium at the back of the courtyard and is preceded by a porch with four columns and a floor of coloured marbles.<\/p>\n

The inscription\u00a0Iovi Serapi<\/em>\u00a0(\u201dto Jupiter Serapis\u201d), now preserved in the courtyard, probably belonged to the temple pediment.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tMosaic with a depiction of the god Apis\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\n\t\t\tReconstruction of the sanctuary (R. Mar)\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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