Huge Roman-British inscriptions to go on display

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Two large Roman inscriptions to go on display.

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The stones were initially built into the wall of a barracks building but they were later reused as foundations for a Roman road and spent much of the past 2,000 years upside down in a field.
 
Two sandstones were uncovered at Bainbridge in Wensleydale and record the Roman army's construction of a fort on Brough Hill in the 3rd Century.

They were found in 1960 but have been in storage ever since as one weighs 600lbs (272kg) and had to be kept in a basement at the University of Leeds.

 

 

Translation of the transcription:

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For the Emperor Caesar Lucius Septimius Severus Pius Pertinax Augustus, and for the Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Pius Felix Augustus, and for Publius Septimius Geta most noble Caesar, in the consulship of Our [two] Lords the Emperor Antoninus for the second time and Geta Caesar [205]; the Sixth Cohort of Nervians which Lucius Vinicius Pius, prefect of the said cohort, commands, built [this] barrack-block, under the charge of Gaius Valerius Pudens, senator of consular rank

 

University of Leeds: 'Superstar' Roman inscription stones on display - BBC News

Edited October 18, 2022 by guy

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Another article on this wonderful inscription:

 

 

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The miraculously well preserved 600lb stone is surrounded by symbols – a half-goat, half-fish, a crescent moon, a conquering figure standing on a globe. The names it carries includes those of the Libyan-born Emperor Septimus Severus, the first African emperor of Rome, and his two sons. Severus died in York in AD211.

 

https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/heritage/one-of-longest-roman-inscriptions-ever-dug-up-in-uk-goes-on-display-for-first-time-in-1700-years-3883270

Edited October 20, 2022 by guy