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Roman stone inscription (Septimius Severus)
Fragments, rejoined, which formed a medial part of a frieze
The inscription, on a long frieze, records the restoration of part of the Headquarters.
[Imperatores] Caesares L(ucius) Septi[mius Severus Pius Pertinax Aug(ustus) et M(arcus) Aurelius] / [Antoninus A]ug(ustus) et [P(ublius)] Septimius [Geta nobilissimus Caesar … / vetustate c]orruptum […restituerunt]
‘The Emperor-Caesars Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus and Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (Caracalla) and Publius Septimius Geta, most noble Caesar …[restored the building] ruined by age.’
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
31.78/26.17
Find Information
Site Name: Caerleon Churchyard, Caerleon
Collection Method: surface find
Date: 1845-1850
Notes: possibly found from the Headquarters Building of the fortress.
Measurements
length / m:c. 10.93
width / m:c. 4.32
thickness / m:c. 0.38
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