Monumentum
Mithraeum of Stockstadt I
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
The New Mithraeum / Andreu Abuín (CC BY-SA)
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 18 Nov 2022
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Southeast of the fort, on the vicus road that ran parallel to the Main. There was a temple to Jupiter Dolichenus very close by.
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.
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.