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Mithréum of Strasbourg

Lors de la construction de l’église Saint-Paul en 1911, un mithraeum a été mis au jour à Königshoffen, vicus gallo-romain situé aux abords du camp légionnaire de Strasbourg-Argentorate.
  • Mithraeum, époque romaine, Musée Archéologique / Musées de Strasbourg /

    Mithraeum, époque romaine, Musée Archéologique / Musées de Strasbourg /
    M. Bertola 

  • Plan du Mithréum de Strasboug

    Plan du Mithréum de Strasboug
    CIMRM 

  • Mithras Weihinschrift Koenigshoffen

    Mithras Weihinschrift Koenigshoffen
    Wolfgang Sauber 

  • Reconstruction after R. Will

    Reconstruction after R. Will
    Musée de la ville de Strasbourg 

  • Reconstruction after R. Will

    Reconstruction after R. Will
    Tertullian.org 

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During the construction of a protestant Church between the so-called 'Breuschel-Schlössel' and the Schnakenlochweg at Königshoffen, a Mithraeum was excavated by R. Forrer in 1911-12. The river Mühlbach, a tributary of the river Breusch partially encircles the site. All finds are in the Archaeological Museum at Strasbourg.

The original Mithraeum built about A.D. 145 (see plan in which this is indicated by cross-hatched lines) has seven(?) steps immediately behind the entrance. The sanctuary (L. 14.00 Br. 6.00) is divided into a central aisle (Br. 2.25) and two benches (H. 0.50 Br. 1.65).
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