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Surroundings:

Tombstone of a standard-bearerHead of a bearded manAltar with nymphs, genii, Cohort I BatavorumAltar dedicated to Covventine by Cohort I BatavorumBrocolitia FortAltar erected by Cohort I BatavorumTombstone for trumpeter of Cohort I BatavorumAltar to local gods by Cohort II NerviansTombstone for unknown, son of Milenus, Cohort I BatavorumRelief of 3 water nymphsTombstone of a standard-bearerTombstone of a standard-bearerRoman FortMilecastle 30 (Limestone Corner)Limestone Corner Temporary CampBrown Dikes Temporary CampWalwick Fell Temporary CampNewbrough Roman FortCoesike East Temporary CampRoman RdSlab with Inscription (Latin) from milecastle 38Grindon School Temporary CampMan hunting boar with a trident and a shield (?)Ruins of west gateModel of fort CilurnumSlab dedicated to Jupiter DolichenusRooftile II AugustaAltar to the goddess Fortune conservatrixRooftile XX VictrixDedication to Jupiter Dolichenus

Location:

  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Simonburn
  • geo:55.03384,-2.222543
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Period or year:

  • 2xx / unknown

Class:

  • Temple or sanctuary
  • visible

Identifiers:

Annotations

A temple to the eastern god Mithras, with facsimiles of altars found during excavation. Sited like many Mithraic temples near a military base, it was founded in the 3rd century, and eventually desecrated, probably by Christians.

More

  1. English Heritage: Temple of Mithras, Carrawburgh
  2. CIMRM 844 - The Carrawburgh Mithraeum, Britain

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Brocolitia Fort, Carrawburgh

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This object was added by René Voorburg on 2012-03-19. Last update by Zuzen on 2022-02-22. Persistent URI: http://vici.org/vici/4125 . Download as RDF/XML, GeoJSON, KML.
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