
Mithraeum, Dura-Europos
Ruins · Syria
- Abandoned
- 256
- Founded
- 169
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 34.750, 40.726
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.