Duino Mithraeum

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The Duino Mithraeum is a Mithraeum located near Duino, in the province of Trieste, north-eastern Italy. Mithraea were places of worship for the followers of the Roman mystery religion known as the Mithraic Mysteries. Unlike most other Mithraea, the Duino Mithraeum is a natural cave, with its interior reshaped.^[1]

Overview[edit]

The Duino cave is located about two kilometers from the sources of Timavo river. At the center of the cave there are two benches and a square block of limestone that served as an altar during religious ceremonies. The lower wall has a plaque on two columns depicting the tauroctony, a standard iconic feature of the Mithraic Mysteries.^[1] 400 coins, oil lamps and a large number of jars were found in the cave, as well as small votive altars.

Gallery[edit]

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  The water well in the Mithraeum.
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  Entrance to the Mithraeum.
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  Carved stones at the entrance of the Mithraeum.
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  More carved stones at the entrance of the Mithraeum.
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  Dedication stone at the Mithraeum.
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  Central dedication stone, depicting the tauroctony.

See also[edit]

• San Giovanni in Tuba

References[edit]

c.f. Underland by Robert MacFarlane Pub. Hamish Hamilton 2019.pp 189–193

External links[edit]

• Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio, information and opening time - http://www.sabap.fvg.beniculturali.it/aree-archeologiche/aree-archeologiche-della-provincia-di-trieste

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