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Monumentum

Mitreo d’Aosta

The remains of the Mithraeum of Aosta, also known as the Mitreo di Augusta Praetoria, were discovered in 1953 in insula 59, in a commercial district of the ancient city.

The New Mithraeum

23 Aug 2024

In the centre of Aosta, on the edge of the busy Via Festaz, there is a recreational area known as ’Liliana Brivio’, which contains a site of archaeological interest. It corresponds to part of Insulae 51 and 52 of the Augusta Praetoria, which are still visible today, as well as a large part of Insula 59, located below the space between these two ancient blocks to the north and the Bramafam castle to the south.

Insula 59, located to the north-west of the Porta Principalis Dextera, was the subject of archaeological research by Silvana Finocchi in 1953. An important commercial and popular…

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