London Mithraeum

London Mithraeum
The Mithraeum in 2017, in the Bloomberg Space
London Mithraeum is located in City of London
London Mithraeum
Shown within the City of London
London Mithraeum is located in City of London in 1300
London Mithraeum
Shown compared to the city in the 14th century
Location12 Walbrook, London, EC4
Coordinates51°30′45″N 00°05′26.16″W / 51.51250°N 0.0906000°W / 51.51250; -0.0906000
TypeSanctuary
History
PeriodsRoman Imperial
Site notes
Discovered1954
Excavation dates1954, 2010–2014
ArchaeologistsW. F. Grimes
WebsiteLondon Mithraeum

The London Mithraeum, also known as the Temple of Mithras, Walbrook, is a Roman Mithraeum that was discovered in Walbrook, a street in the City of London, during a building's construction in 1954. The entire site was relocated to permit continued construction and this temple of the mystery god Mithras became perhaps the most famous 20th-century Roman discovery in London.