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Mithraeum, Dura-Europos
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❔ Cause unknown

Mithraeum, Dura-Europos

Ruins · Syria

Abandoned
256
Founded
169
Population
—
Coordinates
34.750, 40.726
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Why it was abandoned

❔ Cause unknown

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History

The Mithraeum of Dura Europos was found during excavations in the city in 1934. It is considered to be one of the best-preserved and best-documented cult buildings of Mithraism.

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