Monumentum
Mitreo di Felicissimus
The Mithraeum Felicissimus has a floor mosaic depicting the seven mithraic grades.
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27 Apr 2010
Updated 17 Aug 2021
The New Mithraeum / Andreu Abuín (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Mithraeum (Reg. V, Is. IX, 1) built in a house of uncertain destination ('Mitreo di Felicisimo'). Second half of third century A.D.
The entrance (Br. 2.20) to the Mithraeum (L. 11.10-10.35) is in the leftwall and opposite to it in the right wall is a semicircular niche. The two side-benches (H. 0.20 Br. 1.40-1.15) end just in front of the entrance and this niche, they have not any steps. Near the entrance is a ritual basin (diam. 0.40).
The entrance (Br. 2.20) to the Mithraeum (L. 11.10-10.35) is in the leftwall and opposite to it in the right wall is a semicircular niche. The two side-benches (H. 0.20 Br. 1.40-1.15) end just in front of the entrance and this niche, they have not any steps. Near the entrance is a ritual basin (diam. 0.40).