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Mithraeum of Fertőrákos
The temple of Mithras in Fertorakos was constructed by soldiers from the Carnuntum legion at the beginning of the 3rd century AD.
External view of the Fertőrákos Mithraeum.
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Limestone lions from the Mithraeum of Fertőrákos.
© Soproni Múzeum / Ortolf Harl
Limestone lions from the Mithraeum of Fertőrákos.
© Soproni Múzeum / Ortolf Harl
Limestone lions from the Mithraeum of Fertőrákos.
© Soproni Múzeum / Ortolf Harl
The New Mithraeum
20 May 2007
Updated on Feb 2026
A Mithraeum was discovered in 1866 near Fertőrákos at the S-W end of Lake Fertő. The place is now called "Mythras barlang", and is situated at a distance of 20 mtrs. from the Sopron (Scarbantia)–Carnuntum road. The finds are in Sopron.Kenner in MCC XII, 1867, 119 ff. and fig. 1; Király, Hunyad, VI, 1889; MMM II 327 ff. No. 223 and fig. 194; Hinks in Bruton, Fort Manck., Pl. 14; Massalsky in BCR LXIX, 1941 (1943), 160 ff. and fig. 1.The sanctuary (L. 5.20) has on its west side and probably on its north side a wall-construction, but on the other sides it consists of natural rock…
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