The New Mithraeum
2 Jun 2009
Updated on Nov 2022
In Ptuj (Pettau) at Zborn Breg (Zgornji Breg / Ober-Rann) Mithraeum III was discovered in 1913 between Roman villas which are situated between the Brunnwasser and the Pragerhoferstreet. The finds are preserved in the sanctuary.
The Mithraeum stands in an almost exact N-S direction and is situated in the immediate neighbourhood of the river Drave (Drau). It is practically certain, that on its east side there was a sanctuary of the Magna Mater.
It is possible to distinguish two periods of the sanctuary: the walls of the original Mithraeum were in pebble; the extension of the later period was in brick…
The Mithraeum stands in an almost exact N-S direction and is situated in the immediate neighbourhood of the river Drave (Drau). It is practically certain, that on its east side there was a sanctuary of the Magna Mater.
It is possible to distinguish two periods of the sanctuary: the walls of the original Mithraeum were in pebble; the extension of the later period was in brick…
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