Jajce Mithraeum
Roman-era temple to Mithra in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Jajce Mithraeum, or Jajački Mithraeum (Serbo-Croatian: Jajački mitrej) is a temple (Mithraeum) dedicated to the Persian invisible sun god, Mithra. It was rediscovered in an archaeological dig in 1931 in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1][2]
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Jajački mitrej | |
Alternative name | Jajački Mithraeum |
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Location | Mitrasova, Jajce 70101, 87R8+8C Jajce |
Region | Central Bosnia Canton |
Coordinates | 44.3407623°N 17.2660339°E / 44.3407623; 17.2660339 |
Type | Temple, sanctuary |
Length | around 7 metres (23 ft) |
Width | less than 7 metres (23 ft) |
Height | floor level is 2.80 metres (9.2 ft) below ground level |
History | |
Founded | early 4th century AD |
Abandoned | Not known |
Periods | Roman Imperial |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1931 |
Archaeologists | Dimitrije Sergejevski |
Ownership | Public |
Public access | Limited |
Designation | |
Official name | Mithraeum in Jajce, the historic (antique religious) monument |
Type | Category 0 monument |
Criteria | A, B, E ii.iii.iv.v., F i.ii.iii., G i.iii.v., H i., I i. |
Designated | 21 January 2003 (?th session) |
Part of | Jajce, the historic site (2494) |
Reference no. | 1317 |
Decisio no. | 06-6-743/03 |
Operator | Agency for Cultural, Historical and Natural Heritage and Development of Tourist Potential of Town Jajce |
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