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Roman stone inscription (P.Sallienus Thalamus)
The top of the border and part of the bottom of the inscription are missing; when the stone was reused, a chamfer was cut on the upper part of the back
Geta’s name was damned after he was murdered by his brother Caracalla in 212, and has been erased. The legionary prefect Publius Sallienus Thalamus and his two sons are also named on an altar from Caerleon.
Found in 1603, outside the fortress
[…] / pro salute / Aug(ustorum) N(ostrorum) / Severi et Antoni/ni et Getae Caes(aris) P(ublius) Saliienus P(ubli) f(ilius) Maei/cia (tribu) Thalamus Hadri(a) / praef(ectus) leg(ionis) II Aug(ustae) / cu(m) Ampeiano et Lucilia[no…
‘…for the welfare of our August (Emperors) Severus and Antoninus (Caracalla), and of Geta Caesar, Publius Sallienus Thalamus, son of Publius, of the Maeician voting-tribe, from Hadria, prefect of the Second Augustan Legion with Ampeianus and Lucilianus [his sons…set this up].’
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Site Name: Caerleon, Newport: Gwent
Notes: found outside the fortress