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Monumentum

Mithräum von Ober-Florstadt

Mithraeum discovered in 1887–1888, located about 85 m north of the castellum at Ober-Florstadt, built on a hillside with a central aisle, benches, and an altar podium.
 
The New Mithraeum
10 Jun 2009
Updated on May 2026
A Mithraeum found at a distance of about 85 metres from the north corner of the Castellum at Ober Florstadt in 1887-1888.Kofler in Hessische Quartalblätter 1888, 55; WsdZ (Korr.) VII, 1888, 65; Adamy inKGV XxxVI, 1888, 123ff ; Buchhold, Mus’ Darmstadt34f; MMM II 360f No. 250 and fig.; wolff inwsd.z XIII, 1894, 40f and fig.; Kofler, Ob. Fl., 7f from which fig. 271. The Mithraeum is situated on the slope of a hill which is called “die Warte”.The building is an irregular rectangle (L. 13.40–13.90; Br. 6.73–6.40) and has brick walls (D. 0.62–0.65). One enters the cult room proper by…

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