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Monumentum

Mithraeum of Naples

The Mitreo della crypta neapolitana was used a des legends about its use, from a cult place devoted to Priapus to celebrate Aphrodite.
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The New Mithraeum
24 Dec 2020
Updated on Jul 2024
La leggenda narra che la galleria sia stata realizzata magicamente da Virgilio in una sola notte, col ricorso alla sua potente arte magica, ma, come narra Strabone, fu realizzata da Lucio Cocceio Aucto per volere di Marco Vipsanio Agrippa, come parte di un complesso militare comprendente anche il Portus Iulius e altre gallerie simili (le cosiddette Grotta di Cocceio e Crypta Romana).

A differenza delle altre gallerie flegree, che al termine della Guerra civile tra Ottaviano e Marco Antonio caddero in disuso, la Crypta Neapolitana continuò ad essere utilizzata per scopi civili, anche se per molti…

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