Medaurus
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Medaurus or Medauros was a protective deity worhiped by Illyrians
in the town of Rhizon at the Gulf of Kotor. He was mentioned in a dedication at Lambaesis
in Africa by a Roman
senator and native of Risinium. He appears to be identical to the Thracian horseman
, riding on horseback and carrying a lance.
Illyrians
The Illyrians were a group of tribes who inhabited part of the western Balkans in antiquity and the south-eastern coasts of the Italian peninsula...
in the town of Rhizon at the Gulf of Kotor. He was mentioned in a dedication at Lambaesis
Lambaesis
Lambaesis, or Lambaesa, is a Roman ruin in Algeria, southeast of Batna and west of Timgad, located next to the modern village of Tazoult.-Remains:...
in Africa by a Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
senator and native of Risinium. He appears to be identical to the Thracian horseman
Thracian horseman
Thracian horseman is the conventional term for a recurring motif from the iconography of Paleo-Balkanic mythology during the Roman era.The tradition is attested from Thrace to Moesia and Scythia Minor, also known as the "Thracian Heros", at Odessos attested by a Thracian name as Heros...
, riding on horseback and carrying a lance.