Mithraea of Dülük

The twin Mithraea of Doliche, modern Dülük, Türkiye, constitute one of the largest known Mithraic cave sanctuaries and are exceptional in comprising two adjacent rock-cut mithraea established within the same underground quarry (Schütte-Maischatz & Winter 2001 & 2004).Ancient Doliche lies approximately 10 km north of modern Gaziantep. The ancient city occupied Keber Tepe, while the principal sanctuary of Jupiter Dolichenus was located about 3 km to the north on Dülük Baba Tepesi. The Mithraea were discovered in 1997 and 1998 during excavations conducted by the Gaziantep Archaeological…