MITHRAEUM

Pagan temple built in the 2nd or 3rd century AD and dedicated to the cult of Mithra, a god of Eastern origin. It consists of a rectangular underground hall covered by a vaulted ceiling. On the back wall, observe the altar and the fresco depicting Mithra (in a Phrygian bonnet) killing a bull. If many representations of the god exist in Rome, most often in the form of sculptures, painted figurations are rarer. Walls decorated with poorly preserved frescoes and benches of the faithful also bear witness in their own way to this cult.