Preserved lintels from entrances to Roman theater in Cartagena

Preserved lintels from the entrances to the Roman theater in Cartagena. On the stone, made of gray sandstone, which was located at the eastern entrance, there is an inscription honoring Lucius Caesar; when on the west – probably Gaius Caesar. The objects are dated to the 1st century BCE.

Objects of this type constituted an integral element of propaganda. In this case, they were aimed at promoting the grandsons of Octavian Augustus as future successors. Lucius and Gaius were the children of Marcus Agrippa and Julia – the daughter of Octavian.