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.{{cite journal |last1=De Togni |first1=Stefano |title=The so-called "Mithraic cave" of Angera: a new perspective from archaeological investigations |journal=Acta Antiqua Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae |date=March 2018 |volume=58 |issue=1 |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA600270039&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=00445975&p=AONE&sw=w&userGroupName=tel_oweb&isGeoAuthType=true |access-date=23 March 2023}}
Overview
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. 400 coins, oil lamps and a large number of jars were found in the cave, as well as small votive altars.
Gallery
File:The water well in worship-cave of God Mitra.jpg |The water well in the Mithraeum.
File:Entrance in worship-cave of God Mirta..jpg|Entrance to the Mithraeum.
File:Carved stones at the entrance of worshiping-cave of God Mitra.jpg|Carved stones at the entrance of the Mithraeum.
File:More carved stones at the entrance of worshiping-cave of God Mitra.jpg|More carved stones at the entrance of the Mithraeum.
File:Dedication Stone in worship-cave of God Mitra.jpg|Dedication stone at the Mithraeum.
File:Central dedication stone in worship-cave of God Mitra.jpg|Central dedication stone, depicting the tauroctony.
See also
References
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c.f. Underland by Robert MacFarlane
Pub. Hamish Hamilton 2019.pp 189–193
External links
- 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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