Monumentum
Mithraeum at Linz
Mithraic sanctuary found in the Tummelplatz at Linz, ancient Lentia in Noricum, constructed within an existing building; the sanctuary yielded marble reliefs, an altar, cult pottery, and a silver votive object.
Mithraeum at LinzCIMRM
The New Mithraeum
28 May 2026
In Linz in the Tummelplatz a temple-area has been found among which a Mithraeum.P. Karnitsch in Historisches Jahrbuch der Stadt Linz 1956, 189ff (See plan fig. 361). The finds are at the Linz Museum, and I am indebted to Prof. Karnitsch for the photographs.For the building of the Mithraeum an already existing construction was made use of. It consists of a pronaos with three successive apartments and another pronaos on the west side. In the sanctuary proper (L. 5.10 Br. 2.70) there are no benches but a small balustrade was made for the monuments (see Nos. 1415–1417).The floor consists of mortar and is painted red…
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