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Monumentum

Mithräum von Künzing

The Mithraeum of Kunzing was an underground building, oriented east-west. The entrance was probably on the east.
  • Plan of the Mithraeum of Künzing

    Plan of the Mithraeum of Künzing
    Karin Fegerl via Tertullian.org 

  • Blade and other objects found in the Mithraeum of Künzing

    Blade and other objects found in the Mithraeum of Künzing
    R. Rossner 

  • Mithraic altar of Künzing

    Mithraic altar of Künzing
    Tertullian.org 

 
The New Mithraeum
24 Aug 2021
Updated on Nov 2022

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In the area of the Ostvicus in Künzing, a contiguous area of about 4.3 ha has been completely excavated. The area between the outer fort ditch and the beginning of the civilian settlement, which is free of finds, probably represents a kind of market place.

It was not until 1998 that a confirmed ground plan of a sanctuary was established.

The mithraeum is located 190 metres east of the outer defence ditch of the cohort fort, directly adjacent to the civilian settlement; 30 metres away from the sanctuary is a cremation cemetery. The mithraeum is a cellar-like temple building with an

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Altar with inscription of Künzing

This fragmented monument bears an inscription of a certain veteran named Valerius Magio.