Monumentum
Mitreo di Lucrezio 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.
PublishedThe New Mithraeum
27 Apr 2010
Updated on 5 May 2022
Main aisle of the Mitreo Menandro.
The New Mithraeum / Andreu Abuín (CC BY-SA)
Floor mosaic of the Mitreo Menandro.
The New Mithraeum / Andreu Abuín (CC BY-SA)
The marble slab with inscription.
Eric Taylor
The marble slab with inscription.
Eric Taylor
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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.