Monumentum
Mithraeum I of Stockstadt
The Mithraeum I in Stockstadt contained images of Mithras but also of Mercury, Hercules, Diana and Epona, among others.
Excavation by the Reichs-Limeskommission 1903
Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, München
Cut through the excavation area
Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, München
Cut through the excavation area
Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, München
Silver-plated copper plate of Stockstadt
The New Mithraeum / Olivier-Antoine Reÿnès (CC BY-SA)
Raven of Stockstadt.
Andreu Abuín
Cautes of Stockstadt
Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Cautopates of Stockstadt
Carole Raddato (CC BY-SA 2.0)
The New Mithraeum
16 Jan 2022
Updated on Nov 2022
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The younger mithraeum was built larger than the earlier shrine and at a more secure site. It measured 13 m x 7.8 m on the inside. Many altars from the dedication area of the beneficiary station were used for the building, which indicates that the station no longer existed.
The broken parts of a cult image, which could be used on both sides, have been pieced together. A total of 67 stone monuments that were displayed in the shrine have been found. In addition to
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