Monumentum
Mitreo de Lugo
The exploration of an old pazo, a manor house, near the Roman wall, in Lugo, led to the discovery of a Roman domus, which existed continuously from the beginnings of the Christian Era until the Late Empire.
Vista del mitreo de Lugo integrado en el Museo Universitario A Domus do Mitreo
Nacho Illán
Granite altar dedicated to Mithras
Museo Universitario A Domus do Mitreo
The New Mithraeum
20 May 2007
Updated on 24 Feb 2023
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The exploration of an old pazo, a manor house, near the Roman wall, in Lugo, led to the discovery of a Roman domus, which existed continuously from the beginnings of the Christian Era until the Late Empire. Part of this domus was remodelled to create a room identified as a Mithraeum dated to the early 3rd century A.D. Around 260 A.D. the domus was almost completely destroyed in the course of re-building the city wall. Nevertheless the Mithraeum remained in use for a further 60 years or more.