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🪔 On the slope of the hill, overlooking the (Germany), was once located a roman Vicus Saravus – it stood on the Roman road linking Divodurum (Metz) to Borbitomagus (Wörms). During the Late Roman Empire this place was home to a Roman legion camp and legionnaires were using he Halberg grotto as a sanctuary to the god .

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🪔 In the 19th century, the cave was thought to have served as an oracle for the Druids. It wasn't until the 19th century that the hypothesis that the "Heidenkapelle" (Pagan Chapel) was a place dedicated to Mithras came to light. 🪔 After excavations in the 1960s, the grotto was reconstructed with five Tuscan-style sandstone columns to recall its appearance in the Late Roman Empire. 🪔 The solar god Mithra is a deity of ancient Persia. The cult was brought to Rome by legionaries: the cult of Mithra is a mystery religion reserved for men. In ancient Persia, beliefs were based on the conflict between good and evil, the light represented by Ahura Mazda and the shadow represented by Ahriman. Mithra first fought the Sun, then allied himself with it. On this occasion, he sacrificed a bull whose blood fertilized the earth. He became a mediator with the gods.
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