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.
The New Mithraeum
27 Apr 2010
Updated on 31 Jan 2023
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
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A Mithraeum, built in the Casa di Diana (Reg. I, Is. III, 3). The house is early Antonine (± 140 A.D.).
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.
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.