Monumentum
Mitreo del caseggiato di Diana
The Mithraeum of the House of Diana was installed in two Antonine halls, northeast corner of the House of Diana, in the late 2nd or early 3rd century.
Plan of the Mithraeum of the House of Diana
Eric Taylor
Detail of the head of Dionysus below a graffito
Eric Taylor
The altar and aedicula in the northern room, seen from the south.
Ostia-antica.org / Klaus Heese
The New Mithraeum
27 Apr 2010
Updated on 27 Oct 2023
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The sanctuary has been constructed in two rooms, situated in the N. E. corner of the house, These rooms have cross-vaults and the floors were originally covered with mosaic. From room A one entered room B through a door on the right, while, moreover, in the middle of the partition-wall a window had been made. It is not clear to what purpose the inhabitants of the house had used these rooms, but when they were altered for a Mithraeum, many changes were introduced to meet the stereotyped
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