Person At Mitra`s Cave Of Santa Maria Capua Vetere Stock Photo

The underground structure is accessible via a flight of stairs that leads to a narrow corridor that served as an anteroom. To the right, through an arch, there is a preparation room apparitorium for the participants. On the left there is the real mithraeum, formed by a rectangular chamber about 12 meters long by 3 meters wide, with a barrel vault and skylights. Along the structure there are seats for the adepts who participated in the rites. At the bottom there is an altar with Tauroctonia behind.