Roman Tombstone at Lindenhof - Zürich, Switzerland
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fi67
N 47° 22.363 E 008° 32.443
32T E 465326 N 5246686
A tombstone for a little boy who died around the year 200.
Waymark Code: WMDA3Q
Location: Zürich, Switzerland
Date Posted: 12/12/2011
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This tombstone is located in the wall at the pathway up to Lindenhof in the historic center of Zürich. The tombstone was for a little boy who died at an age of about 17 months. It is the oldest known documentation of the Latin name of Zürich "Turicum". The stone is a copy made in 1986, the original stone can be found in the Landesmuseum Zürich.
The inscription says:
D(is) M(anibus),/ Hic situs est / LAel(ius) Urbicus / qui vixit an(no) / uno m(ensibus) V d(iebus) V // Unio Aug(usti) lib(ertus) / p(rae)p(ositus) sta(tionis) Turicen(sis) / (qaudragesimae) G(alliarum) et Ae(lia) Secundin(a) / p(arentes) dulcissim(o) f(ilio.)
Most Relevant Historical Period: Roman Empire > 27 B.C.
Admission Fee: 0
Opening days/times:
24/7
Condition: Some remaining traces (ruins) or pieces
Web Site: Not listed
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