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Gaius Lucretius Menander

Pater of the Mithraeum of Ostia which bears his name.

  • The marble slab with inscription.

    The marble slab with inscription.
    Eric Taylor 

  • Main aisle of the Mitreo Menandro.

    Main aisle of the Mitreo Menandro.
    The New Mithraeum / Andreu Abuín (CC BY-SA) 

Biography
of Gaius Lucretius Menander

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Altar of the Mitreo Menandro

TNMM 534

The brick altar of the Mithraeum Menander was covered with marble slabs bearing a crescent and an inscription.

Deo Invicto Mithrae / Diocles ob honorem / C. Lucreti Menandri / Patris / D(ono) D(edit) D(edicavit).
To the invincible god Mithras, Diocles, in honour of Caius Lucretius Menander, father, donated and dedicated this gift.

Mitreo di Lucrezio Menandro

TNMM 6

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.

Deo Invicto Mithrae / Diocles ob honorem / C. Lucreti Menandri / Patris / D(ono) D(edit) D(edicavit).
To the invincible god Mithras, Diocles, in honour of Caius Lucretius Menander, father, donated and dedicated this gift.

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