Roman sanctuary beside a Swiss roadSourced
Two stone columns stand at a mountain pass. They once belonged to a Roman sanctuary.
Switzerland's Julier Pass saw traffic long before modern roads, including in Roman times. Two soapstone columns still flank the road near its summit. Excavations in the 1930s showed they had been part of a Roman sanctuary.
A busy road still passes an ancient sacred site.
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