Monumentum
Mitreo di San Clemente
The Mithraeum under the Basilica of San Clemente made part of a notable Roman house.
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17 May 2007
Updated on 13 Mar 2022
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In 1867 a Mithraeum was discovered in a notable Roman house, situated under the Basilica S. Clemente. As a continuous flow of water made further investigations impossible in the beginning, the excavations could only be continued in 1914 after the construction of a water-tunnel.
One enters the Mithraeum after descending a number of stairs and passing through a room in front of it. Then come the actual entry (Br. 1.50), which was constructed in later times when the Mithraeum was built. It shows the usual division into a plastered central aisle (Br. 2.
One enters the Mithraeum after descending a number of stairs and passing through a room in front of it. Then come the actual entry (Br. 1.50), which was constructed in later times when the Mithraeum was built. It shows the usual division into a plastered central aisle (Br. 2.
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Data
- Location
Roma, Latium (Italia) Rome (Italy) - Latitude and longitude 12.497281,41.889675
- Type
- Dimensions W. 600 D. 960 cm
- Dating 1st half of 3rd century
- Discovery date 1867
- Canonical URI
mithraeum.eu/monument/13
- CIMRM 338