Sdot Yam in Hadera, Haifa District, Israel — West Asia (the Levant in the Middle East)

Mithraeum

Shrine of the Persian God Mithras

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 3, 2019

1. Mithraeum Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

In the early 2nd c. A.D., one vault was converted into a "Mithraeum". The contrast between the dark vault and the shaft of sunlight reaching directly the altar from the opening in the ceiling, played a role in the cult of Mithras, known as the "Unconquered Sun".

מִיתרָאֶוּם (מקדש האל הפרסי מיתרה)
בראשית המאה ה-2 לסהיין הוכשר אחד הקמרונות לשמש "מִיתרָיאֱום". לניגוד בין החושך השורר באולם לבין קרן השמש, המגיעה ישירות

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אל המזבח דרך הפתח שנפרץ בתקרה, נועד תפקיד עיקרי בפולחן האל מיתרה, המכונה "השמש הבלתי מנוצחת".

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures.

Location. 32° 30.182′ N, 34° 53.514′ E. Marker is in Sdot Yam, Haifa District, in Hadera. It can be reached from Israel National Trail, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located within the Caesarea National Park. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 3, 2019

2. Mithraeum Marker

what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Roman Bathhouse (a few steps from this marker); The Caesarea Nymphaeum (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Heart of Caesarea (about 120 meters away); Caesarea / קיסריה (about 120 meters away); The Harbor "Sebastos" (about 120 meters away); Caesarea in the Middle Ages / Crusader Fortifications (about 180 meters away); Corinthian Capitals (about 180 meters away); Caesarea: City, Harbor (about 180 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sdot Yam.

Also see . . .
1. Caesarea Maritima. (Submitted on January 16, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
2. The Roman Cult of Mithras. (Submitted on January 16, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 3, 2019

3. Mithraeum

Photographed by Tom Bosse, December 3, 2019

4. Mithraeum

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 186 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 16, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.