Golubić Mithraeum
Golubićki mitrej | |
Mithras relief found in Golubić in Bosnia and Herzegovina, now kept in Archaeological Museum, Zagreb. | |
Golubić Mithraeum Location of Golubić in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the temple is found | |
Interactive map of Golubić Mithraeum | |
| Location | Golubić village, near Bihać |
|---|---|
| Region | Una-Sana Canton |
| Coordinates | 44°47′13″N 15°55′14″E / 44.787°N 15.9205°E |
| Type | Temple, sanctuary |
| History | |
| Founded | early 4th century AD |
| Abandoned | Not known |
| Periods | Roman Imperial |
The Golubić Mithraeum is an archaeological site of the temple of Mitra, discovered near the village of Golubić, in Bihać municipality, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] The Golubić site is an early 4th century A.D. temple dedicated to the God of the Sun, Mithra.[2][3] The Mithraic cult throughout the Roman Empire, including the territory of present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was part of the Roman province of Dalmatia.[3]
History
Like all other mithraeum sites found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, it was a temple dedicated to God of the Sun, Mithra. The god was worshiped and cult of Mithraism spread to other parts of Roman Empire, throughout the Mediterranean basin, by slaves and merchants from the Orient, and by Roman soldiers who came into contact with the followers of the cult in the East.[1][4][5][6]
Description
The mithraic relief of Golubić is carved in yellow limestone. It is two-sided relief, and it shows a Tauroctony in one side and a ritual meal in the other.[2]
This artifact is kept in the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b Karković Takalić, Palma (22 October 2024). "Monuments dedicated to Leo and Fons from Golubić (Bosnia and Herzegovina). A specific form of worship of Mithras' cult?". Contextualizing “Oriental” cults. New Lights on the Evidence between the Danube and the Adriatic: 341–364. doi:10.17234/9789533791074.16. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ a b "Tauroctony of Golubić — The New Mithraeum". www.mithraeum.eu. The New Mithraeum. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ a b c "CIMRM 1910-1911 - Tauroctony in yellow limestone. Golubic, Bosnia-Herzegovina". The Roman Cult of Mithras. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ Basler, Đuro (1972). Arhitektura: kasnoantickog doba u Bosni i Hercegovini (in Bosnian and Croatian). Veselin Masleša. p. 65. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ Bojanovski, Ivo (1988). Bosna i Hercegovina u antičko doba (in Bosnian and English). Akademija nauka i umjetnosti Bosne i Hercegovine. ISBN 9788671230193. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ Karlo Patsch (1 October 1897). "Mithraeum u Konjicu". infobiro.ba (in Bosnian). INFOBIRO - DIGITALNI ARHIV: Glasnik Zemaljskog muzeja Bosne i Hercegovine. Retrieved 23 September 2018.