Altars of Sucellus and Nantosvelta from Sarrebourg

The New Mithraeum

10 Apr 2026

At about 20 mtrs from the Mithraeum, two altars, dedicated to Sucellus and Nantosvelta, have been found.Michaelis, 154ff; S. Reinach in Revue celtique, XVII, 1896, 45ff; Keune in WsdZ 1896, 340f; Fisenne, 168ff.

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