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Mithraeum III of Carnuntum

Mithraeum III found in the west part of Petronell near Hintausried in August 1894 by J. Dell and C. Tragau.
  • Fragmentos de uno de las tauroctonias de Carnuntum.

    Fragmentos de uno de las tauroctonias de Carnuntum.
    TyB 

  • Mithras Petrogenes of Carnuntum

    Mithras Petrogenes of Carnuntum
    The New Mithraeum / Andreu Abuín (CC BY-SA) 

  • Mithras Petrogenitus of Carnuntum

    Mithras Petrogenitus of Carnuntum 

  • Lion of Carnuntum

    Lion of Carnuntum
    David Walsh 

  • Altar of Carnuntum

    Altar of Carnuntum
    Tertullian.org 

  • Left side, altar of Carnuntum

    Left side, altar of Carnuntum
    Sacred-texts.com 

  • Right side, altar of Carnuntum

    Right side, altar of Carnuntum
    Sacred-texts.com 

 
The New Mithraeum
30 Apr 2010
Updated on Oct 2023

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Mithraeum III found in the west part of Petronell near Hintausried in August 1894 by J. Dell and C. Tragau.Finds are in the Museum Carnuntinum in Deutsch-Altenburg.From a pronaos (L. 8.50 Br. 8.50) one enters by means of a second room (L. 3.50 Br. 8.50) and of steps (now lost) the sanctuary proper (L. 23.00 Br. 8.50). Behind a sort of vestibulum (L 8.00) is the cella, which is divided into a corridor (Br. 4.00-4.50) and the two benches (H. 0.60 Br. 1.50-1.85 L. 15.00). The entrance to the cella is formed by two small walls which have been constructed against the front of the benches. The base …

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