Monumentum
Sabazeo
The Mithraeum was found in one of the rooms of the Horrea built in the years 120 - 125 AD. The installation of the shrine may have taken place in the first half of the third century.
PublishedMithraeum.eu
27 Apr 2010
Updated on 3 Feb 2022
The Mithras's shrine seen from the west.
Daniel González Acuña – Ostia-antica.org
The Mithras's shrine seen from the west.
SAOA B3141
Mosaic of Fructus
Ostia-Antica.org / Eric Taylor
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Mithraeum (Reg. V, Is. XII, 3) excavated in 1909 ('Sabazeo'). Probably first quarter of the third cent. A.D.
Vaglieri in NSc 1909, 20f; Becatti, Mitrei Ostia, 113ff and fig. 23, PI. XXVI, 2.
The sanctuary (L. 13.00 Br. 5.60) was constructed in a part of Horrea and is divided in a central aisle (Br. 2.07) and two side-benches (Br. 1.80 H. 0.40) sloping towards the walls. Only the left one is as long as the sanctuary itself.
The entrance is in the right wall (Br. 1.
Vaglieri in NSc 1909, 20f; Becatti, Mitrei Ostia, 113ff and fig. 23, PI. XXVI, 2.
The sanctuary (L. 13.00 Br. 5.60) was constructed in a part of Horrea and is divided in a central aisle (Br. 2.07) and two side-benches (Br. 1.80 H. 0.40) sloping towards the walls. Only the left one is as long as the sanctuary itself.
The entrance is in the right wall (Br. 1.
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Data
- Location
Ostia, Latium (Italia) Ostia (Italy) - Latitude and longitude 12.293182,41.755842
- Type
- Dimensions W. 560 D. 1300 cm
- Discovery date 1909
- Canonical URI
mithraeum.eu/monument/10
- CIMRM 300