The New Mithraeum
2 Jun 2009
Updated on Aug 2026
A Mithraeum discovered in 1838 opposite Heidelberg on the eastern slope of the Heiligenberg, which is situated on the r. side of the main road and near the entrance to the village of Neuenheim.Creuzer, Mithr. Neuenheim, 625ff.; Deutsche Schriften II, 282ff and Pl. I; Lajard, Pl. CVII; MMM II 345 No. 245 and fig. 219; Wagner-Haug, Fundstätte II, 275ff.
Cumont already clearly showed that Creuzer’s description is full of hypotheses and lacks reliable facts. Many of his data about the construction of the sanctuary are not dependable. According to Creuzer the brick walls preserved at a height of 0…
Cumont already clearly showed that Creuzer’s description is full of hypotheses and lacks reliable facts. Many of his data about the construction of the sanctuary are not dependable. According to Creuzer the brick walls preserved at a height of 0…
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