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title: Carrawburgh Mithraeum, Britain
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16387/carrawburgh-mithraeum-britain/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2022-09-27
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# Carrawburgh Mithraeum, Britain

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Carrawburgh Mithraeum, Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16387.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16387.jpg)

## Image Caption

The *mithraeum* at Carrawburgh is a [temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) dedicated to the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Mithras at Carrawburgh [Roman Fort](https://www.worldhistory.org/Roman_Fort/) (Brocolitia), one of 16 forts along the 73-mile-long (117 km) [Hadrian's Wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hadrians_Wall/). It was built by soldiers around 200 CE and destroyed about 350 CE. Three altars found in the temple (replicas stand in the temple) were dedicated by commanding officers from the unit stationed at the fort, the First Cohort of Batavians from the Rhineland.

## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2022, September 21). Carrawburgh Mithraeum, Britain. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16387/carrawburgh-mithraeum-britain/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Carrawburgh Mithraeum, Britain." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 21, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16387/carrawburgh-mithraeum-britain/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Carrawburgh Mithraeum, Britain." *World History Encyclopedia*, 21 Sep 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16387/carrawburgh-mithraeum-britain/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/52360916470/in/photostream/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/carolemage/52360916470/in/photostream/) by **[Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato")**. Submitted by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/ "User Page: Carole Raddato"), published on 21 September 2022. 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.