Burgus from Mittelstrimmig
The Burgus von Mittelstrimmig is a late Roman fortification ( burgus ) in Mittelstrimmig , district of Cochem-Zell. The burgus is near the vicus of Mittelstrimmig and a Roman road.
Building inscription
In 1908 an inscription was found in the district of Liesenich in the district "on the wall", which is attached to three stone blocks. The middle part, a limestone, is a spoil , which from its first use probably bears an inscription of a temple dedication. The (incomplete) building inscription of the burgus can be found on the back and the two red sandstone blocks on the side .
"Qui burgum (a) edificaverunt Lup (ulinius) Am / minus pr (a) efectus Sab (inius) Acceptio Vid (ucius) / Perpetu (u) s Fl (a) v (ius) Tasgillus CO () Lepidus / Min ( ucius) Luppus cum C (a) es (ius) Ursulus paratus / est Victorino Augusto et / Sa (n) cto co (n) s (ulibus) X Kal (endas) Iunias "
It is particularly interesting that the name of a fortification as a burgus is given by an archaeological find. In addition to the builders, Victorinus , one of the emperors of the Imperium Galliarum and his fellow consul Sa (n) ctus are also mentioned here . The inscription above offers an exact date of May 23rd. Older research names 268 or 269 as the year of construction, while more recent literature favors the year 270.
Fortification
The burgus itself could not be located and described until almost a century later with the help of a magnetometer survey. A rectangular inner building with an extension of 13 × 18 m can be seen, which is surrounded by a square enclosure with rounded corners with two trenches. This type of construction is also observed in other burgi , the central building can be interpreted as a tower.
Hoard finds
Two hoard finds were excavated near the fortification in 2011. A depot with bronze vessels and ceramic vessels with more than 25,000 bronze coins from the Constantinian era were discovered.
literature
- Hans Lehner : The ancient stone monuments of the Provincial Museum in Bonn. Bonn 1918, p. 1 f., No. 1.
- Jochen Haas: On the Burgus inscription from Mittelstrimmig, Cochem-Zell district. In: Hans-Helmut Wegner : Reports on archeology on the Middle Rhine and Moselle 9 (= Trier magazine; supplements. Issue 28). Trier 2004, pp. 93-102.
- Hubert Leifeld: The Roman road station and fortifications at Mittelstrimmig. In: Yearbook for the Cochem-Zell district 2007 , Monschau 2007, pp. 50–60.
- Angelika Hunold: Mayen and its surroundings at the time of the Gallic Special Empire. In: Thomas Fischer : The crisis of the 3rd century AD and the Gallic Sonderreich. Files from the interdisciplinary Xanten colloquium, February 26-28, 2009. Reichert, Wiesbaden 2012, ISBN 978-3-89500-889-4 , pp. 275–306, especially pp. 276 ff.
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Individual evidence
Coordinates: 50 ° 4 ′ 24.7 ″ N , 7 ° 17 ′ 35.4 ″ E