As early as 1875 the base and part of a column were discovered. They had been used as backfill below the medieval church. In the 1975 excavation the surprising find was made of a similar, well-preserved column that had collapsed into the V-shaped ditch in front of the porta principalis dextra.

The columns, over 2m high, were part of a victory monument. The text at the shaft is from Prefect C. Sempronius Martialis and dedicated to Victoria, goddess of victory. The column was probably crowned by a statue of the goddess.

Location
Fort Miltenberg-Altstadt, near the western gate, excavation 1975 (B. Beckmann).

Archaeology
Column with a base of red sandstone. Height 2.32m, diameter 0.50m. Dating: between 231 and 234 AD.

Literature
CSIR II, 13, Nr. 210 und 211. Beckmann 2004, 195f.

Links

Victoria column, Museum der Stadt Miltenberg

Lupa Nr. 6923