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Reconstructed Mithraeum Near Saalburg

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Reconstructed Mithraeum Near Saalburg

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Reconstructed Mithraeum Near Saalburg

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  • Location: Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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    April 5, 2021

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    The striking building near the Roman fort in Saalburg was reconstructed around 1900 as a "Mithras sanctuary".
    However, according to current knowledge (at least at this point) there was no Mithra sanctuary in the Saalburg. The nearby spring and the water basin therefore had nothing to do with the Mithraic cult.
    Source: vici.org/vici/19406/?lang=en
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    The building was reconstructed as a Mithras shrine around 1900. The first excavations had found walled graves. On renewed examinations one interpreted the findings as mithraeum. The wish was probably …
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    This building is merely a reconstruction erected around 1900.
    Although the existence of a sanctuary of the Persian god of light, who was very popular with soldiers throughout the empire, near a fort the size of Saalburg Castle is quite probable, it is not supported by any finds or findings at this site. While a Mithraeum and other cult sites can be postulated with high probability in the vicinity of Saalburg Castle, their location remains completely uncertain.
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    Location: Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt District, Hesse, Germany

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