18/06/2026
New restoration efforts are expanding at Zerzevan Castle, a crucial military outpost housing the Roman Empire's easternmost Mithras sanctuary.
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Restoration work at Zerzevan Castle is currently being expanded, revealing more of this important Roman frontier military site, which also contains the empire’s easternmost known sanctuary dedicated to Mithras. While the fortress’s defensive walls have already been extensively documented, the ongoing large-scale excavation is uncovering previously hidden structures connected to one of antiquity’s most secretive underground religious cults. Archaeologists are now carefully clearing newly exposed chambers, which are expected to shed light on how this mysterious belief system functioned among elite Roman soldiers stationed at the edge of the empire in 2026.
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