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 24 May 2021
Interior view of the Mithraeum of San Clemente.
Additional room besides the Mithraeum.
Ancient postcard of the Mitreo di San Clemente.
Underground illustration of the Basilica di San Clemente with its Mithraeum
Illustration by Erin Dreis
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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.