Monumentum
Second Mithraeum in Muti's gardens near the Via Nazionale, Rome
Possible Mithraeum discovered in 1869 near the previous sanctuary in Muti's gardens, described by Lanciani as a spelaeum cut in tufa with vestibule and cell with niches and altar, at the corner of the Via Nazionale and Via Venezia.
The New Mithraeum
Updated on May 2026
Lanciani, Storia Scavi, III, 200 gives another interesting note about a second Mithraeum, discovered in 1869 near the previous sanctuary in Muti's gardens. This sanctuary is said to have been situated on the corner of the Via Nazionale and the Via Venezia. According to Lanciani it is a spelaeum 'scavato nel tufo, con vestibolo (lungo 3.60, large 0.83) e cella con nicchie ed ara (larga 3.18, profonda 2.65)'. We have not been able to ascertain whether this sanctuary was really devoted to Mithras and we have no further information at hand.
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