Evidence associated with Alpes Graiae reflects the strategic role of the province within transalpine communication networks. Although the Mithraic material remains modest in scale, it contributes to understanding the movement of cults and populations through the western Alpine world.
Mithraic monuments of Alpes Graiae
Mitreo d’Aosta
The remains of the Mithraeum of Aosta, also known as the Mitreo di Augusta Praetoria, were discovered in 1953 in insula 59, in a commercial district of the ancient city.
Places in Alpes Graiae
Augusta Praetoria
Aosta is the principal city of the Aosta Valley, a bilingual region in the Italian Alps, 110 km north-northwest of Turin.
References
- Amelia Carolina Sparavigna, Lidia Dastrù (2017) Il Mitreo di Augusta Praetoria (Aosta)
- Regione Autonoma Valle d’Aosta (2024) Aosta, città romana \"Giardino dei ragazzi\" insulae 51-52-59
