Scientists have identified Bavaria’s oldest Mithraeum
Scientists have identified Bavaria’s oldest Mithraeum beneath Regensburg, dating to 80–171 AD, placing Mithras worship decades before the city’s main fortress. Fragmentary evidence—coins, altar remains, and ritual pottery—reveals a wooden sanctuary used for communal feasts central to the cult. This early date reshapes understanding of the frontier, showing organized religious life before full imperial establishment. […]
