Mithraeum, Dura-Europos

temple to Mithras discovered in the ruins at Dura-Europos Syria
Church mithraeum Q1939641
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Mithraeum, Dura-Europos

Summary

Mithraeum, Dura-Europos is a mithraeum[1]. It draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (mithraeum category, ranking #3 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos's religion is recorded as Mithraic mysteries[3].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos is located in Abu Kamal District[4].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos is in the country of Syria[5].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as mithraeum[6].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as temple[7].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos's instance of is recorded as ruins[8].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos is made of mudbrick[9].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos is made of rock[10].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos is made of mud[11].
  • The location of Mithraeum, Dura-Europos was Dura-Europos[12].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos is part of Dura-Europos[13].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos is part of Block J7, Dura-Europos[14].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos's Commons category is recorded as Mithraeum at Dura-Europos[15].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos comprises Mithraeum I[16].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos comprises Mithraeum II[17].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos comprises Phase A, Mithraeum[18].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos comprises Phase B, Mithraeum[19].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos comprises Final Phase, Mithraeum[20].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos comprises Pre-mithraeum building(s)[21].
  • 168 marks the founding of Mithraeum, Dura-Europos[22].
  • 169 marks the founding of Mithraeum, Dura-Europos[23].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 1934[24].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos was dissolved in 256[25].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 34.75, 'longitude': 40.726, 'precision': 0.001}[26].
  • Mithraeum, Dura-Europos's significant event is recorded as Siege of Dura-Europos[27].

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Geography

Mithraeum, Dura-Europos is in the country of Syria[5]. It is located in Abu Kamal District[4]. Part of include Dura-Europos[13], an archaeological site[28], in Syria[29], founded in -0300[30] and Block J7, Dura-Europos[14], an insula[31], in Syria[32], founded in -0150[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include mithraeum[6], temple[7], and ruins[8]. Mithraeum, Dura-Europos's religion is recorded as Mithraic mysteries[3].

History and Context

Recorded inception include 168[22] and 169[23].

Why It Matters

Mithraeum, Dura-Europos draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (mithraeum category, ranking #3 of 6).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . The Excavations at Dura-Europos. Preliminary Report of the Seventh and Eighth Seasons of Work, 1933–1934 and 1934–1935. Edited by M. I. Rostovtzeff, F. E. Brown and C. B. Welles. New Haven: Yale University Press; London: Humphrey Milford, 1939. P. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Seventh and Eighth Seasons of Work 1933-1934 and 1934-1935. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Seventh and Eighth Seasons of Work 1933-1934 and 1934-1935. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Dura-Europos. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Rethinking the Dura-Europos Mithraeum: Diversification and Stabilization in a Mithraic Community. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . The Excavations at Dura-Europos. Preliminary Report of the Seventh and Eighth Seasons of Work, 1933–1934 and 1934–1935. Edited by M. I. Rostovtzeff, F. E. Brown and C. B. Welles. New Haven: Yale University Press; London: Humphrey Milford, 1939. P. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Rethinking the Dura-Europos Mithraeum: Diversification and Stabilization in a Mithraic Community. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Rethinking the Dura-Europos Mithraeum: Diversification and Stabilization in a Mithraic Community. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . The excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Seventh and Eighth Seasons of Work 1933-1934 and 1934-1935. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The excavations at Dura-Europos: Preliminary Report of Seventh and Eighth Seasons of Work 1933-1934 and 1934-1935. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Ahc84 · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url https://duraeuropos.artgallery.yale.edu/Mithraeum
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  2. 20d ago · Mmmccarty · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant person Robert du Mesnil du Buisson, Henry F. Pearson, Franz Cumont +1
    Image Mithraeum at Dura-Europos.jpg, Mithraeum excavation photo from Dura-Europos.jpg
    Time of discovery or invention +1934-02-00T00:00:00Z
    Inception +0168-00-00T00:00:00Z, +0169-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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