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Mithraeum IV of Ptuj

A probable Mithraic sanctuary at Poetovio, identified by Vermaseren as the so-called Mithraeum IV on the basis of four associated inscriptions.
 
The New Mithraeum
17 May 2026
According to A. v. Premerstein in AEMO X, 1886, 234f., the following four inscriptions may have belonged to a Mithraeum IV. The last inscription was originally found in the pavement of the Pettau (Ptuj)-Kartschovina road, but was later on walled in in the medieval town-wall as well as the three others. The sanctuary probably was situated opposite the former monastery of the Dominican Friars (now barracks) “wo Substructionen von 10 Klafter Länge und Breite aus Blöcken rothen Marmors von 6-8 Fuss bestehend vor Alters aufgedeckt worden waren” (cf. ÖAI II 1899, Beibl. 100). No sculptures were found…

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