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Visentium

Visentium was the Latin name of one of the minor Etruscan cities.

The Etruscan name for Visentium was Vesnth, or Vishnth. It was called Visentium after the settlement was conquered by the Romans in 280 B.C.

Mithraic monuments of Visentium

 

Mitreo di Capodimonte

The Mithraeum of Visentium, near Capodimonte in Viterbo, was carved grotto-style into a tuff cliff overlooking the waters of Lake Bolsena, just a few dozen metres away.

References

  • Giuseppe Biamonte (1997) Uno spelaeum mitraico nel territorio dell’antica Visentium presso Capodimonte sur lago di Bolsena
  • Nicola Luciani (2018) Mithras in Etruria. Characteristics of a mystery cult in the Roman Regio VII
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