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The New
Mithraeum

Ad Augusta per Angusta

Locus

Catina

Catina occupied a strategic position on the eastern coast of Sicily beneath Mount Etna.

Mithraic monuments of Catina

Zodiacal relief fragment from Catania

Circular marble relief preserving part of the bull, a serpent and zodiacal signs associated with Mithraic iconography.

CIMRM 163A

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Location
Sicilia, Italia, today in the area of Catania (Italy)

From the Wikipedia Catania is the second-largest city in the autonomous island region of Sicily in Italy, after Palermo, both by area and by population. Despite being the second largest city of the island, Catania is the centre of the most densely populated Sicilian conurbation, which is among the largest in Italy. It has important road and rail transport infrastructures, and hosts the main airport of Sicily. The city is located on Sicily's east coast, facing the Ionian Sea at the base of the active volcano Mount Etna.

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TNML 349

Published on 28 May 2026

Updated on 29 May 2026