The arch through which the castle is accessed is crowned with a disfigured bas-relief of a man, from around the 2nd century. It represents Semini, the


The arch through which the castle is accessed is crowned with a disfigured bas-relief of a man, from around the 2nd century. It represents Semini, the Celtic god of fertility. Local women resorted to the cult of Semini to get Steen is a medieval fortress in the old city centre of Antwerp. Antwerp, Flemish Region, Belgium, Europe


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