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Monumentum

Casa del Mitreo

The name of this domus comes from the fact that some authors once associated one of its mosaics with the cult of Mithras, a connection that has since been dismissed.
  • Internal view of the Casa del Mitreo.

    Internal view of the Casa del Mitreo.
    The New Mithraeum / Andreu Abuín (CC BY-NC-SA) 

  • External view of the Casa del Mitreo.

    External view of the Casa del Mitreo.
    The New Mithraeum / Andreu Abuín (CC BY-NC-SA) 

 
The New Mithraeum
24 Jan 2025

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On a field next to the bullring, a house appeared which, because of some of the peculiarities that we will describe and the ancient sculptural findings of the bullring, was called the House of the Mithraeum. This is yet another house built at the end of the 1st century and the beginning of the 2nd century AC outside the city walls, without any restrictions to its growth. Its size and the decoration of some of its rooms undoubtedly show that its owners were people of Hellenistic culture who were important within the society of Mérida.The whole building is set up around three courtyards. You en…
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