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Mithräum von Trier

The Trier Mithräum was discovered during work on the city’s new fire station. The findings included a Cautes limestone relief.
  • Archaeological excavations at the site of the new fire station in Trier

    Archaeological excavations at the site of the new fire station in Trier
    dpa / Harald Tittel 

  • Cautes relief of Trier

    Cautes relief of Trier
    GDKE-Rheinisches Landesmuseum / Landesarchäologie Trier 

  • Altar with Sol’s head from Altbachtal

    Altar with Sol’s head from Altbachtal
    heidICON 

 
The New Mithraeum
21 Apr 2023
Updated on Jan 2024

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The Mithraeum of Trier has been found during works on the site of a new fire station on Südallee, one meter below below the depot of the demolished police station headquarters of the city. The ancient temple was destroyed and abandoned towards the end of the 4th century AD, as evidenced the coins found in the rubble of the site.

A limestone relief from Cautes, found in situ, was spared.

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Cautes of Trier

This remarkable relief by Cautes was found in what appears to be a mithraeum in Trier.

Altar with Sol’s head from Altbachtal

This stone altar fround in Altbachtal bears an inscription by a certain Martius Martialis.