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CIMRM Supplement - Mithraeum. Aigio/Aigion/Aegio, Greece.![]() 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.
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:
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