Villa romana de Fuente Álamo

The excavations carried out at the Roman villa of Fuente Álamo since 1982 have brought to light an archaeological complex that initially appears to have been a balneum, probably abandoned in the middle of the 2nd century, and rebuilt in the second half of the 3rd century into an enormous villa, albeit of a less luxurious type.

A century later, the villa was extensively renovated and room no. 10 has been interpreted as a possible mithraeum. It is very likely that this room had a different function in the past, since at some point its niches were covered over to prevent external lighting.
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