Monumentum
Mithraeum I of Carnuntum
According to the scarcely detailed design of von Sacken, the lay-out of the temple must have been nearly semi-circular.
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28 May 2007
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Mithraeum I, found between Bad Deutsch-Altenburg and Petronell, 40 km down the Danube from Vienna (Roman Vindobona), in 1852, in the neighbourhood of a quarry situated on the slope of a steep hill.
According to the scarcely detailed design of von Sacken, the lay-out of the temple must have been nearly semi-circular. Projecting rocks and the occasional artificial addition of masonry and blocks of stone gave the Mithraeum the appearance of a grotto. It is highly probable, that only the half-round apse has been preserved and that the rest of the sanctuary stood before it (Cumont).
According to the scarcely detailed design of von Sacken, the lay-out of the temple must have been nearly semi-circular. Projecting rocks and the occasional artificial addition of masonry and blocks of stone gave the Mithraeum the appearance of a grotto. It is highly probable, that only the half-round apse has been preserved and that the rest of the sanctuary stood before it (Cumont).
Data
- CityBad Deutsch-Altenburg
- Country Austria
- Latitude and longitude 16.886525,48.122664
- Type
- Discovery date 1852
- CIMRM 1664
- TNM mmteat000043