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  • Description

    Inscribed milestone from the Military Way near Milecastle 42 (Cawfields). This is RIB 2306 and it is now on display in Chesters museum. The inscripion reads Imp(eratori) Caes(ari) M(arco) Aurel(io) / Seuer(o) Alexandro / Pi(o) Fel(ici) Aug(usto) p(ontifico) m(aximo) tr(ibuniciae) p(otestatis) II / co(n)s(uli) p(atri) p(atriae) cur(ante) Cl(audio) Xenophon/te leg(ato) Aug(usti) pr(o) pr/aet(ore) m(ilia) p(assuum) XVIII or 'For Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander Pius Felix Augustus, pontifex maximus, in the second year of tribunician power, consul, father of his country, under the command of the governor Claudius Xenophon, 18 miles'.

  • Owner

    The Armatura Press

  • Source

    Flickr (Flickr)

  • License

    What does this mean? CC BY-SA 2.0

  • Further information

    Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/83154955@N00/6808650186/
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 7 hours, 43 minutes ago
    Viewed: 7 times
    Picture Taken: 2011-07-29T13:49:02

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