COME AND EXPLORE THE MYSTERIOUS TEMPLE OF MITHRAS IN SANTA MARIA CAPUA VETERE! by emanuele nonatelli https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo en-us 2018-02-19 15:07:01 UTC 2025-04-14 16:38:42 UTC hello@padlet.com Mitreo è un luogo sotterraneo destinato al culto del dio Mitra un'importantissima divinità dell'induismo e della religione persiana ed anche un dio ellenistico e romano, che fu adorato nelle religioni misteriche dal I secolo a.C. al V secolo d.C. Non è chiaro quanto vi sia in comune fra questi tre culti. Benché "Mitra" sia un nome di divinità molto antica, le notizie sui suoi culti sono scarse e frammentarie. n_nonatelli https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/232948276 2018-02-19 15:11:07 UTC https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/232948276 The underground structure is accessible through a flight of stairs leading to a narrow corridor that serves as an anteroom. To the right, crossing an arch, there is a preparation room (Apparitorium) for the participants. To the left instead there is the real Mitreo, formed by a rectangular room wide about 12 meters long for 3 meters wide, with a barrel vault and skylights n_nonatelli https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233253373 2018-02-20 13:53:17 UTC https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233253373 n_nonatelli https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233258286 The most important fresco is the depiction of the Tauroctonia (or Taurocedio) on the central wall. On a rocky background the god Mitra sinks in the neck of the bull a dagger. The God wears the Phrygian cap and a red-edged green dress with a large fluttering cloak, red on the outside and blue inside. ]]> 2018-02-20 14:01:36 UTC https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233258286 The Santa Maria Capua Vetere Mithraeum is one of the most important mythraeums in the world dating back to the second century after Christ! It’s a Roman mithraeum that was discovered during a building’s construction in 1922. It’s near the Campania Amphitheatre and the archaeological museum of the ancient Capua. n_nonatelli https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233652296 2018-02-21 09:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233652296 n_nonatelli https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233652602 THIS IS THE ENTRANCE TO THE MITREUM]]> 2018-02-21 09:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233652602 n_nonatelli https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233654901 2018-02-21 09:54:08 UTC https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233654901 LITTLE HINTS OF HISTORY n_nonatelli https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233854581
In Capua seat of the famous Campania Amphitheater spread the Mithraic cult during the Roman domination, perhaps led by the Eastern gladiators usually linked to this cult fascinated by the victory of the God Mithra on evil. This religion was severely moral and the main virtues were loyalty, faithfulness and obedience.
]]> 2018-02-21 17:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233854581 THE SKY DECORATIONS IN THE VAULT n_nonatelli https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233857805  Yellow with green and red stars, in the stars there is a bright vitreous paste and probably through the light of the adepts’ torches it created the image of a starry sky.]]> 2018-02-21 17:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233857805 n_nonatelli https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233861266 The TAUROCTONY and the barrel vault decorated in yellow with green and red stars.
 
]]> 2018-02-21 17:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233861266 n_nonatelli https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233863501 A detail f the white astral bull killed by Mithras with a long dagger
 
]]> 2018-02-21 17:16:49 UTC https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/233863501 THE TEMPLE OF MITHRAS n_nonatelli https://padlet.com/n_nonatelli/mitreo/wish/240362590 EMANUELE NONATELLI
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