Monumentum
Ceramic finds indicating fire destruction at the Housesteads Mithraeum
Ceramic finds from both excavations of the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads), comprising red and thin black-glazed pottery fragments together with a silver coin of Faustina Minor, indicating the sanctuary was in use before 253 A.D. and was most likely destroyed by fire.
The New Mithraeum
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Ceramic finds from the Mithraeum at Borcovicium (modern Housesteads).
Both excavations revealed fragments of red pottery and thin black-glazed pottery. A silver coin of Faustina Minor indicates the sanctuary was in use before 253 A.D. The greater part of the sanctuary seems to have been destroyed by fire.
References
- Vermaseren, Maarten Jozef (1956) Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
