Monumentum
Mithräum von Riegel
A votive altar referring to the cult of Mithras was found more than forty years before the site was excavated and the Mithraeum discovered.
The New Mithraeum
2 Jun 2009
Updated on Mar 2022
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The building was of simple construction, but retained the usual form of this type of building as found in Italy. The sandstone base supported a wooden and earthen elevation. The whole forms a rectangle 9.10 m long and 6.40 m wide, with a quadrangular niche to the west. A flight of steps leads down into a vestibule (A) with plank walls, which takes up the whole width
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