Monumentum
Mitreo della Piazza Dante
The Mithraeum located in Piazza Dante in Rome was discovered in 1874 along with a series of monuments dedicated by a Pater named Primus.
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12 Jan 2022
.jpeg "Mithras Tauroctonos from the Mithraeum of piazza Dante in Rome")
Mithras Tauroctonos from the Mithraeum of piazza Dante in Rome
Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Mithras birth from the rock
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Tauroctony relief from the Esquiline ancient reproduction
Heidelberger historische Bestände
Sol of Piazza Dante
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.jpeg "Mithras Tauroctonos from the Mithraeum of piazza Dante in Rome")
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On the Esquiline, where in Antiquity the Imperial gardens were situated (actually Piazza Dante), the following four Mithraic representations were found. They lay in a room (L. 20.00 Br. 6.00), perhaps a Mithraeum, and were carefully covered by tiles. The room has a floor covering of white mosaic and was formerly arched.
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In March 1874 an area of the Esquiline hill in Rome was being landscaped in preparation to create the area now known as the Pizza Dante.
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In March 1874 an area of the Esquiline hill in Rome was being landscaped in preparation to create the area now known as the Pizza Dante.
Data
- Location
Roma, Latium (Italia) Esquiline hill, Rome (Italy) - Latitude and longitude 12.50384,41.89225
- Type
- Dimensions W. 2000 D. 600 cm
- Discovery date 1874
- Canonical URI
mithraeum.eu/monument/379
- CIMRM 349
Related
- Monumentum Taurcotony statue of the Esquiline Hill
- Monumentum Mithras petrogenitus of the Esquilino
- Monumentum Tauroctony relief of the Esquiline
- Monumentum Mithraic Sol of Piazza Dante