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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Mithras Tauroctonos from the Mithraeum of piazza Dante in Rome
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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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The New Mithraeum
12 Jan 2022
Updated on 30 Oct 2022
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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.
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. In the process, a Mithraeum was uncovered, with a number of monuments, all dedicated by a Pater named Primus.
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. In the process, a Mithraeum was uncovered, with a number of monuments, all dedicated by a Pater named Primus.