London’s Roman-era Temple of Mithras, once displayed on a car park roof with a crazy paving floor, is to reopen to the public – this time on its original site. In approximately 240AD, the Romans built a temple next to the river to one of their most mysterious cult figures, Mithras the bull-slayer. It was a very confined space and I don’t think anyone would have got out alive.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Temple of Mithras was first discovered in 1954. Instead, after eight years in storage in a builder’s yard, in 1962 the walls were partially reconstructed 100 yards from the original site, inaccurately and incorporating new stone brought in to fill gaps and material lost over the years. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Visitors stand in front of Roman-era items at the London Mithraeum in London.

Source: The Guardian November 08, 2017 15:55 UTC