CIMRM Supplement - Mithraeum. Aigio/Aigion/Aegio, Greece.

The entrance of the underground chamber of Mithras on the land of Georgios Malevitis at 19 Sotiriou Lontou St., Aigio; and the stair into the underground chamber of Mithras (photos: E. I. Kolia).

Map of the plot of land. From: French School at Athens.

Overview of the plot of land. From: French School at Athens.

The entrance to the chamber. From: French School at Athens.

Part of a phiale with relief decoration from the underground chamber. From: French School at Athens.

Glass vessel from the underground chamber. From: French School at Athens.

The northern side of the underground chamber with the base of the seat or bench. By E. Kolia.

The interior of the underground chamber. In the middle of the west side, the conch can be seen and at the northwest corner the entrance of the tunnel. By E. Kolia.

Broken lamps with relief decoration, Archaeological Museum of Aegio (registration numbers AMA 1844 and 1851). By P. Konstantopoulou.

Bovine horns from the inside of the chamber. By P. Konstantopoulou; and red dish or bottle with the embossed bull and human decoration, Archaeological Museum of Aegio (no AMA 1845)

A bucket full of shells found inside the chamber, Archaeological Museum of Aegio (no., AAA 1847) By P. Konstantopoulou; and ??, Archaeological Museum of Aegio (cat., AMA 1843) By P. Konstantopoulou.

In 2001 an underground chamber was found at the Greek town of Aigio, and identified as a Mithraeum. The identification was made by the excavator, E. Kolia, based on the arrangements of the room. Dr Kolia also discusses the tauroctony found at nearby Patras a century ago (CIMRM 2351), which may be connected.

From the abstract of the academia article:

The website of the French school at Athens has this description:

Notes from my translation of Dr Kolia's article, via Google Translate:

Bibliography

  • E. Kolia, "The Cult of Mithras in Aigion", in: L'Acaia e l'Italia Meridionale. Contatti, scambi e relazioni dall'Antichità ai nostri Giorni, Atti del Convegno, Eghio, 6-9 Luglio 2006, 208-221. Online at Academia.edu here (in Greek).


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