Las grutas de El-Magara. Un mithraeum?

Las grutas de El-Magara. Un mithraeum?Liber AnnuusSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/EITFXENL/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.IgnacioPeñaLas grutas de El-Magara. Un mithraeum?http://syriaca.org/cbss/EITFXENLhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/EITFXENLhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/EITFXENLLiber Annuus451996301-306The caves of El-Magara, in northern Syria, carved at an angle and communicating through underground corridors, make us wonder about their possible use. The author suggests a religious function. The caves were dedicated to the god Mithras. This was established because of the structure of the caves, the existence of a large meeting hall, probably for the celebration of community banquets, several niches in the walls and a great pool, as well as a stepped altar and a necropolis in the immediate vicinity. It may be the best preserved known Mithraeum. Peña, Ignacio. “Las Grutas de El-Magara. Un Mithraeum?” Liber Annuus 45 (1996): 301–6. Ignacio Peña, Las Grutas de El-Magara. Un Mithraeum?, Liber Annuus 45 (1996): 301–6.MithraismRoman Syriaarchaeologycavespaganism