Monumentum
Second Petrogeny of Santo Stefano Rotondo
The second statue of Mithras rock-birth was found in the Mitreo di Santo Stefano Rotondo shows a childish Mitras emerging from the rock.
Second Petrogeny of Santo Stefano Rotondo
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The New Mithraeum
27 Aug 2021
Updated on 16 Jan 2022
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Near the second step of the altar of the Mitreo di Santo Stefano Rotondo was found another statue of Mithras rock-born, also of luna marble (n.inv. 205828), 57 cm high. Here Mithras is a child. The drill has been used extensively, indicating a date of the second half of the third century A.D. The torch and the knife are connected to the head by thick links. There is a little trace of red colour on the flame of the torch. The general standard of the work is poor.