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title: Mithraeum House, Augusta Emerita
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13891/mithraeum-house-augusta-emerita/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Mithraeum House, Augusta Emerita

_Authored by Carole Raddato_

## Image File

[![Mithraeum House, Augusta Emerita](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13891.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13891.jpg)

## Image Caption

This building was found fortuitously in the early 1960s and takes its name from the discovery in its vicinity of some statues that must have come from a Mithraeum (a [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) built to honour the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Mithras). The whole house was built around three collonaded courts with an interior garden and a central pool. The frescoes indicate a 1st century CE origin for the house.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, April 24). Mithraeum House, Augusta Emerita. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13891/mithraeum-house-augusta-emerita/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Mithraeum House, Augusta Emerita." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 24, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13891/mithraeum-house-augusta-emerita/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Mithraeum House, Augusta Emerita." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Apr 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13891/mithraeum-house-augusta-emerita/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/51135990135/in/album-72157625381776044/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/51135990135/in/album-72157625381776044/) by [**Carole Raddato**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/51135990135/in/album-72157625381776044/). Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 24 April 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.