Eigelstein

This article describes structures from Roman times. For the street in Cologne see Eigelstein (Cologne) , for the music label Eigelstein (label) .

In German cities on the Rhine, the provincial Roman grave monuments ( cenotaphs ) and fortification towers are called Eigelstein .

Occurrence

They occur particularly in the Rhineland in places that were originally Roman forts . Examples are the Igel column near Trier and the Drususstein in Mainz . The word "Eigelstein" is traditionally derived from the Latin aquila "eagle" (compare the English term eagle ), but could also come from the Middle Latin name "agulia" for the obelisks in Rome and similar towering stone monuments.

As a name derived from such a stele, the term can also be found in the name of Kölner Straße Eigelstein with the Eigelsteintor .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905/A/Eigelstein?hl=eigelstein .
2. ↑ Eberhard Zahn: The Igel column in Igel near Trier. 5th edition. Neusser Druckerei und Verlag, Neuss 1982, ISBN 3-88094-425-5 , p. 35.
3. ^ Adam Wrede : New Cologne vocabulary. 12th edition, Greven Verlag, Cologne 1999, ISBN 3-7743-0243-X , Volume 1, p. 128.