The present volume is based on an international colloquium held by the Institute of Archaeology of the University Cologne and the “Centre for Mediterranean Cultures”. Their aim was not only the review but also the completion of the research results of the exploration in Duppach-Weiermühle by putting them in a larger context. On the one hand some articles represent the research results of the grave monuments A and B at Duppach-Weiermühle. On the other hand various contributions compare these monuments to other grave monuments in the “Treverer Land”, neighbouring regions and the North West Provinces dated to the 2nd and 3rd century in order to clarify their regional and supraregional signifcation. Lastly some contributions examine the connection between grave monuments and “villae”.