Mitreo presso Porta Romana
TNMM 918 ↔ CIMRM 238
Mithraeum situated in the Western corridor of a complex of buildings generally held to be as magazzini repubblicani (Reg. II, Is. II, 5).
The Mithras-sanctuary (L. 14.96 Br. 5.90) is accessible by two entrances in the right wall. It is divided in a central-aisle (Br. 2.90) still partly covered with marble, and two side-benches (H. 0.45 Br. 1.50). Both benches can be ascended by steps at their ends. Besides, the left one has another small step at its beginning. They cease in front of the brick foundations of a large base, which is as wide as the central aisle and which was constructed against the back wall. Opposite the smaller entrance, situated near the beginning of the r. side-bench a square basin (Br. 0.50) was constructed in the floor of the central aisle.
References
Paribeni in NSc 1920, 156 and fig. 1, pianta 6; Becatti, Mitrei Ostia, 45 and fig. 9; PI. XXVI, 1.
- Vermaseren, Maarten Jozef (1956) Corpus Inscriptionum et Monumentorum Religionis Mithriacae
- Ostia-antica.org (2020) Regio II - Insula II - Mitreo presso Porta Romana (II,II,5).
