Fertőrákos Mithraeum

A 3rd-century AD temple dedicated to the Roman god Mithras at Fertőrákos, near Sopron in western Hungary, close to the ancient site of Scarbantia. Built by legionaries from the Carnuntum legion, the 5.2-metre-long sanctuary combines constructed walls with natural rock, following the typical Mithraic plan of a sunken central nave with podium benches. The rock-carved tauroctony relief depicts Mithras slaying the bull, and limestone lion sculptures flanked the entrance. Rediscovered in 1866, it was excavated by Ferenc Storno Sr., who built a protective structure over the site.