Reconstruction drawing showing the interior of the Temple of Mithras, also known as a Mithraeum, near Carrawburgh Roman Fort on Hadrian's Wall, as it may have appeared in the third or early fourth century AD

Date:
circa 1985 - circa 1989
Location:
Carrawburgh Roman Fort, Temple Of Mithras, Newbrough, Carrawburgh, Northumberland
Reference:
IC048/103
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

This view shows three altars below a sculpture of Mithras slaying a sacred bull, called the tauroctony. The temple was founded in the third century AD and was in use until it was desecrated in the early fourth century. This is a printed copy of an original drawing.

This illustration was reproduced on page 92 of the 1989 English Heritage publication entitled 'Hadrian's Wall', by Stephen Johnson.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC048 Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site, Cumbria/ Northumberland/ Tyne And Wear; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Gardiner, Frank Joseph Henry

Keywords

Sculpture, Altar, Roman Temple, Roman Shrine, Roman Mithraeum