Monumentum
Mitreo di Capodimonte
The Mithraeum of Visentium, near Capodimonte in Viterbo, was carved grotto-style into a tuff cliff overlooking the waters of Lake Bolsena, just a few dozen metres away.
Southwest podium of the Mitreo di Visentium
Giuseppe Biamonte
Mitreo di Visentium, pianta e sezioni.
Giuseppe Biamonte
The New Mithraeum
27 Nov 2024
In August 1991, the Archaeological Group active in the town of Marta, on Lake Bolsena, informed me of the presence of a cavity with unique architectural features located near the ancient center of Bisenzio, a territory now belonging to the nearby municipality of Capodimonte, a short distance from Marta itself.
A subsequent survey of the area provided the opportunity for a direct view of the monument, followed by the pleasant surprise of encountering a new archaeological find of great value for historical-religious documentation regarding the late antique phase of the Roman settlement of Visentium…
A subsequent survey of the area provided the opportunity for a direct view of the monument, followed by the pleasant surprise of encountering a new archaeological find of great value for historical-religious documentation regarding the late antique phase of the Roman settlement of Visentium…
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