3466 KB74 KB200120252020Belak, MatejaVisočnik, Julijanaštevilka:1letnik:20str. 11-40DOI:10.32874/SHS.2020-01ISSN:1580-8122COBISSID:44941315URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-AO0FHB8TslZgodovinsko društvo dr. Franca KovačičaStudia Historica Slovenicaantikaarheologijarimski bogoviSlovenijaVzhodne AlpeČaščenje Nimf in Fontana v vzhodnoalpskem prostoru|In July 2004, while trenching for the construction of a gas pipeline in the vicinity of the church in Šentpavel pri Domžalah, archaeologists found an altar devoted to Nymphs and Fontanus. It was discovered north of the former Roman villa rustica, which had been researched in 1997, 1998, and 1999, in the surroundings of the church of St Paul. Judging from the inscription, the altar was originally erected by a water source, while the dedication was supposed to ensure that it never dried up, possibly even to guarantee its healing powers. Since this altar has not yet been published according to the principles of epigraphic methodology, it seems appropriate to properly set it into the context of previously known facts about the worshipping of Nymphs and Fontanus (or Fons) in the Slovenian territory or in the wider Eastern-Alpine areaJulija leta 2004 so arheologi v bližini cerkve v Šentpavlu pri Domžalah ob sondiranju za gradnjo plinovodnega omrežja naleteli na oltar, ki je posvečen Nimfam in Fontanu. Ležal je severno od nekdanje rimske vile rustike, ki so jo raziskali v letih 1997, 1998 in 1999, v okolici cerkve sv. Pavla. Glede na posvetilo se predvideva, da je oltar prvotno stal ob vodnem izviru, s posvetilom pa naj bi zagotovili njegovo neusahljivost, morda tudi njegove zdravilne učinke. Ker omenjeni oltar še ni bil objavljen v skladu z epigrafsko metodologijo, se je novo odkritje postavilo v kontekst že znanih dejstev čaščenja Nimf in Fontana (oz. Fonsa) na slovenskem prostoru oz. v širšem vzhodnoalpskem prostoruTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaZgodovinsko društvo dr. Franca Kovačiča v Mariboru