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🏛️ Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida: The Mithraeum House - The Columbaria Funerary Area

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🏛️ Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida: The Mithraeum House - The Columbaria Funerary Area
Roman religious sanctuary and funerary complex in Lusitania's provincial capital, 1st–4th centuries CE


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UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: MĂ©rida (Emerita Augusta), Lusitania, Hispania
  • Periods: Mithraeum 2nd–3rd centuries CE; Columbaria 1st–4th centuries CE
  • Religious function: Mithraic mystery sanctuary and communal cremation burial facility
  • UNESCO inscription: 1993

The Archaeological Ensemble of Mérida's Mithraeum House and Columbaria is a Roman religious sanctuary and funerary complex in ...

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