Drususstein
Ruins · Germany
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 1
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 49.992, 8.274
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: an ancient marble building in Germany
History
The Drususstein is a nearly 20-metre-high masonry block of Roman origin in the grounds of the citadel of Mainz, Germany. It was originally cased in marble. Researchers now largely accept that it is a remnant of the cenotaph mentioned by writers such as Eutropius and Suetonius, erected in 9 BC by Roman troops in honour of the deceased general Drusus, in Mogontiacum.