The Invasion of ritain in A.D. 43 - An Alternative Strategy for Aulus Plautius
J.G.F. Hind
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Excavations at 10, Old Market Street Usk
D.R. Evans & V.M. Metcalf
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The Numismatic Evidence for the Post-Agricolan Abandonment of the Roman Frontier in Northern Scotland
Andrew S. Hobley
69
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Birdoswald to Ravenglass
J.C. Mann
75
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The Numeri of the Roman Imperial Army
P. Southern
81
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Alchester Oxon.: A Brief Review and New Aerial Evidence
A.M. Foster
141
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The Stanwick Villa, Northants.: An Interim Report on the Excavations of 1984-88
David S. Neal
149
The Romano-British Pewter Industry
Neil Beagrie
169
Quern Production at Folkestone, South-East Kent: An Interim Note
P.T. Keller
193
A Roman Sculpture Rehabilitated: The Pagans Hill Dog
George C. Boon
201
A Hoard of Late Roman Rings and Silver Coins from Silchester, Hampshire
M.G. Fulford, A Burnett, M. Henig & C. Johns
219
Notes
A Roman Timber Building from Southwark by J. Dillon (229) Numen Augusti by D. Fishwick (231) The Oxburgh Lead Tank by C. Guy (234) A Lost Roman Ring from Suffolk by C. Frances Mawer (237) A Bronze Head of Jupiter from Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire by J.Pickin (241) Romano-British Iron Working at North Wootton, King's Lynn, Norfolk by J.P. Smallwood (243) A Roman Shipwreck of Nornour, Isles of Scilly? by Michael Fulford (245) The Roman Settlement at Ruthin, Clwyd by E. & A.C. Waddelove & G.D.B. Jones (249) A Solidus of Valentinian II from Scotch Street, Carlisle by G.D. Keevil, D.C.A. Shotter & M.R. McCarthy (254)
Roman Britain in 1988
I Sites Explored by S.S. Frere (257)
WALES
CLWYD -
(1) Frith, Roman road, fort & bath-house (SJ 284548): p.258 & fig.2 p.259;
(2) Ruthin - Whitchurch Roman road, Pen-y-stryt (SJ 2025 5185): p.258;
(3) Ruthin suspected Flavio-Trajanic fort (SJ 103582): pp.258/9.
POWYS -
(1) Abertanat marching-camps (SJ 248214): pp.259/60;
(2) Llansandffraid-ym-Mechain early military site (SJ 229207): p.260.
DYFED - (1) Carmarthen/Moridunum, 5-8 Spillman Street, 4 phases of military occupation (SN 4144 2004): p.260.
WEST GLAMORGAN -
(1) Loughor/Leucarum, 4, 6 & 8, Dock Street, 18 Roman phases in fort (SS 563979): pp.260-63 & figs 3-6;
(2) Neath/Nidum, Dwr-y-Felin School (SS 7475 9777): p.263.
GWENT -
(1) Great Bulmore, Caerleon-Usk Roman road (ST 356916): p.263;
(2) Caerleon/Isca: (i) Museum Street, via principalis (ST 3393 9059), (ii) Mill Street, road NE from fortress (ST 3415 9093): pp.263/4;
(3) Caerwent/Venta (ST 467907): (i) north end of forum, (ii) Insula IX: p.264;
(4) Usk/Burrium: (i) Old Market Street, building in NW corner of fortress (SO 377007), (ii) CV Primary School (SO 377008), (iii) Flavian military enclosure: p.265 & figs 7-10 pp.266-9.
TAYSIDE REGION - (1) Dunning marching-camp (NO 024152): pp.269/70.
ANTONINE WALL -
(1) Falkirk, Tayavalla House, Tamfourhill, Wall section (NS 8592 7985): p.270;
(2) Allandale, Lochpark Cottage, damage to monument (NS 8038 7887): p.270;
(3) Westerwood, Military Way (NS 759773): p.270;
(4) Nether Croy, trenches across Wall (NS 723762): p.270;
(5) Old Kilpatrick, Wier's Garage, outer defences at E corner of fort (NS 461732): p.270.
CENTRAL REGION -
(1) Dunipace marching-camp (NS 842825): p.271;
(2) Lochlands, Camelon, marching camp (NS 854812): p.271.
LOTHIAN REGION - (1) Castle Greg, A.P.'s of fortlet (NT 050592): p.271.
BORDERS REGION - (1) Newstead, magnetometer survey in South Annexe (NT 571344): p.272.
ENGLAND
HADRIAN'S WALL
TYNE AND WEAR -
(1) South Shields/Arbeia ...
II Inscriptions by M.W.C. Hassall & R.S.O. Tomlin (327)
MONUMENTAL
London/Londinium, Hooper Street (TQ 3420 8095): blue-grey marble slab fragment found in 1988 in the eastern cemetery area: D[M] L ♠ POMPEI[O F] LICETO ♥ DA[...] POMPTINA [AR]RETIO A[N ...] H F [C]. p.327 & plate.xxiii.
Uley, Gloucestershire (ST 789996): rectangular piece of sheet lead found in 1978 at Temple of Mercury on West Hill, written in Old Roman Cursive (c.A.D.150-275, restored text): nomen furis [qu]i frenem involaverit si l[i]ber si servus si baro si mulier deo donator duas partes AFIMA sua tertia ad sanitatem. pp.327/8 & fig.1.
ibid.: ovular piece of sheet lead found 1978 in Temple of Mercury, in Old Roman Cursive (reconstructed): deo Mercurio Docilinus QVAENM Varianus et Peregrina et Sabinianus qu[i] pecori meo dolum malum intulerunt et INT RR[.] prolocuntur rogo te ut eos max[i]mo [le]to adigas nec eis sanit[atem nec] somnum perm[itt]as nisi a te quod m[ihi] ad[mi]ni[strav]erint redem[e]rint. pp.329/30 & fig.2.
Carlisle/Luguvalium, Norman Cathedral (NY 399559): base of sculptured relief found in 1988 re-used in foundations of western knave: CNCORD[...] LEGIIAVGETXXV[...]. p.331 & plate.xxiv.
Carlisle/Luguvalium, Castle, de Ireby's Tower (NY 398562): most of buff-sandstone altar found in 1987 re-used as door lintel: I O [M] IVNON[...] MINER[...] MARTI P[... VIC]TORIΛE C[...] DIIS DAEA[...] OMNIBVS[...] MFVLP SYRIO[...] POLIEX[...] OVRTH[...] TRIBMILLEGXXVV ANTONINIANAE [...]. pp.331-3 & fig.3.
Black Carts, Hadrian's Wall, Turret #29a (): buff-sandstone facing-stone found in 1988 in situ in the Wall, 56.6 m W of T29a: X. p.333.
ibid.: 83.6 m W of T29a: Λ. p.333.
ibid.: 274.5 m W of T29a: V. p.333.
ibid.: 277 m W of T29a: >. p.333.
ibid.: 278.5 m W of T29a (text at 45°): V. p.333.
ibid.: 279 m W of T29a: Λ. p.333.
Carvoran/Magnis, Northumberland (SU 7286 7409): quarry face inscription found in 1988 on a buff-sandstone building-stone: LEG II AVGV[...] L[...]. p.333.
INSTRVMENTVM DOMESTICVM only items of military or special note are listed here
COUNTY DURHAM Piercebridge (NZ 214156): copper-alloy ring found in 1988 in River Tees beside the line of the Roman bridge: ΛVEΛMΛ; "Hail! Love me!". p.337.
ibid: octagonal silver ring found in 1987: DMΛRT; "For the god Mars". p.337.
HERTFORDSHIRE St Albans/Verulamium, Insula XIII (TL 137070): copper-alloy ring set with two turquoise-glass beads set to either side of the bezel: SER[...]S • AMORIS; probably "A slave of love". p.338.
