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Monumentum

Altar from Zwiefalten

Square altar from Zwiefalten near Ulm, Raetia, found reused in the apse of a church; local tradition places the original sanctuary on a hilltop between Zell and Zwiefalten, or alternatively near Reichenstein.

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28 May 2026

Square altar (H. 0.88 Br. 0.41 D. 0.35) found at Zwiefalten near Ulm. "in abside templi ex latere chori aquilonaris in angulo". "Der Tempel soll nach einer Überlieferung auf der Höhe zwischen Zell und Zwiefalten, nach einer andern Nachricht aber bei Reichenstein (wo am Wege noch eine unformliche Figur, der Höllenstein genannt) gestanden haben" (Memminger).CIL III 5862; MMM II No. 421; Vollmer, No. 191.Deo invicto / Soli templum / a solo resti/tuit Valerius / Venustus v(ir) p(erfectissimus) p(raeses) / p(rovinciae) R(aetiae) sicuti voto / ac mente con/ceperat red/ditus sanitati / v(otum)…

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