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Mithraeum is a place of worship for the followers of the mystery religion of Mithraism. They were often constructed underground or in a cave to resemble the cave where Mithras is said to have slain the sacred bull (compare the very similar bull slaying depicted in the Enkidu seal).

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Mithraeum is a place of worship for the followers of the mystery religion of Mithraism. They were often constructed underground or in a cave to resemble the cave where Mithras is said to have slain the sacred bull (compare the very similar bull slaying depicted in the Enkidu seal). The word has come to be used in the context of any secret place used for secret rituals.
Notable mithraea: France
Germany
Hungary
Italy
In the city of Rome:
- Mithraeum of the Circus Maximus. Remains open by appointment.
- Barberini Mithraeum. remains open by appointment.
- Mithraeum of San Clemente, under the basilica of San Clemente. Remains visible in archaeological museum.
- Mithraeum of the Baths of Caracalla. Remains open by appointment.
- Castra Peregrinorum mithraeum, under the church of Santo Stefano Rotondo. Remains open by appointment.
- Mithraeum under the Santa Prisca basilica. Remains open by appointment.
Spain
Romania
- A reconstructed Mithraeum in the Brukenthal Museum's Lapidarium, with some of the items unearthed at Apulum (Alba Iulia).
Switzerland
- Martigny (ancient Octodurus) - a reconstructed Mithraeum
United Kingdom
See also: Mithraic places of interest
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