Monumentum
Mitreo di Lucretius Menandro
The Mithraeum of Lucretius Menander was installed in the early 3rd century in an alley to the east of a Hadrianic building named after the solar god temple.
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27 Apr 2010
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Vista general del Mitreo de Menandro en Ostia
Leontocéfalo del Mitreo de Fagan (Ostia)
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A Mithraeum (L. 8.00 Br. 4.20), 'Mitreo di Lucrezio Menandro', was discovered recently, on the Via dei Molini (Reg. I, Is. III, 5).
The sanctuary has been constructed in two vaulted rooms of a large house and has the stereotyped division into central aisle (Br. 1.87) and two side-benches (H. 0.45 Br. 1.17), which slope down towards the walls. At a distance of about 4.00 from the main entrance there are deep niches (H. 0.20 Br. 0.25) in them covered with terracotta.
The sanctuary has been constructed in two vaulted rooms of a large house and has the stereotyped division into central aisle (Br. 1.87) and two side-benches (H. 0.45 Br. 1.17), which slope down towards the walls. At a distance of about 4.00 from the main entrance there are deep niches (H. 0.20 Br. 0.25) in them covered with terracotta.
Data
- Location
Latium (Italia) Ostia (Italy) - Latitude and longitude 12.288551,41.755602
- Type
- Dimensions W. 420 D. 800 cm
- Dating 2nd century
- CIMRM 224
- TNM mmteit000006