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Mithraeum

Ad Augusta per Angusta

Locus

Niederbiber

The fort of Niederbieber formed part of the defensive system of the Upper Germanic-Raetian limes.

Mithraic monuments of Niederbiber

Multi-register tauroctony relief from Niederbiber

Marble stele relief with bull-slaying scene and subsidiary Mithraic episodes including the sacred banquet.

CIMRM 1036

Head in Phrygian cap from Niederbiber

Fragmentary head wearing a Phrygian cap discovered with a Mithraic relief.

CIMRM 1037

More info

Location
Germania, today in the area of Neuwied (Germany)

From the Wikipedia Neuwied is a town in the north of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, capital of the district of Neuwied. Neuwied lies on the east bank of the Rhine, 12 km northwest of Koblenz, on the railway from Frankfurt am Main to Cologne. The town has 13 suburban administrative districts: Heimbach-Weis, Gladbach, Engers, Oberbieber, Niederbieber, Torney, Segendorf, Altwied, Block, Irlich, Feldkirchen, Heddesdorf and Rodenbach. The largest is Heimbach-Weis, with approximately 8000 inhabitants.

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TNML 426

Published on 28 May 2026

Updated on 29 May 2026