The New Mithraeum
27 Apr 2010
Updated on Jun 2026
Mithraeum (Reg. V, Is. XII, 3) excavated in 1909 (“Sabazeo”). Probably first quarter of the third cent. A.D.
Vaglieri in NSc 1909, 20f; Becatti, Mitrei Ostia, 113ff and fig. 23, PI. XXVI, 2.
The sanctuary (L. 13.00 Br. 5.60) was constructed in a part of Horrea and is divided in a central aisle (Br. 2.07) and two side-benches (Br. 1.80 H. 0.40) sloping towards the walls. Only the left one is as long as the sanctuary itself.
The entrance is in the right wall (Br. 1.00); here a corridor leads into the central aisle, which is partly decorated with a mosaic pavement (see below)…
Vaglieri in NSc 1909, 20f; Becatti, Mitrei Ostia, 113ff and fig. 23, PI. XXVI, 2.
The sanctuary (L. 13.00 Br. 5.60) was constructed in a part of Horrea and is divided in a central aisle (Br. 2.07) and two side-benches (Br. 1.80 H. 0.40) sloping towards the walls. Only the left one is as long as the sanctuary itself.
The entrance is in the right wall (Br. 1.00); here a corridor leads into the central aisle, which is partly decorated with a mosaic pavement (see below)…
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