mithraeum
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thumb|A Mithraeum found in the ruins of Ostia Antica, Italy thumb|right|Mithraeum in Jajce Mithraeum|Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, renowned as one of the best preserved [[in-situ in Europe]] thumb|A modern reimagining of a Mithraeum at the Museum Orientalis, Netherlands thumb|Finds from a Mithraeum in Stockstadt, Germany thumb|A Mithraeum found in the German city of Saarbrücken
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- Subclass of
- Roman temple
- Dedicated to
- Mitra
- Image
- Ostia Antica Mithraeum.jpg
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- Ancient Roman temples of Mithras
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- Category:Mithraea
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- Notable mithraea
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thumb|A Mithraeum found in the ruins of Ostia Antica, Italy thumb|right|Mithraeum in Jajce Mithraeum|Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, renowned as one of the best preserved [[in-situ in Europe]] thumb|A modern reimagining of a Mithraeum at the Museum Orientalis, Netherlands thumb|Finds from a Mithraeum in Stockstadt, Germany thumb|A Mithraeum found in the German city of Saarbrücken
A Mithraeum , sometimes spelled Mithreum and Mithraion (), is a temple erected in classical antiquity by the worshippers of Mithras. Most Mithraea can be dated between 100 BC and 300 AD, mostly in the Roman Empire.
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