Keywords: hadrian's hadrians wall roman frontier limes inscription kirksteads cumbria western sector westernsector hwfeed blackandwhite monochrome white background text black and white Altar from Kirksteads, near Burgh-by-Sands, with an inscription (RIB 2034) recording successful action ('res prospere gestas') north of Hadrian's Wall ('trans Vallum') set up by L. Iunius Victorinus Flavius Caelianus, the legionary legate of legio VI Victrix. Francis Haverfield felt the style of lettering dated to the second half of the 2nd century AD; if he was right, it must post-date the abandonment of the Antonine Wall. Scanned from the 1921 8th edition of the Handbook to the Roman Wall. Handbook p.348. Altar from Kirksteads, near Burgh-by-Sands, with an inscription (RIB 2034) recording successful action ('res prospere gestas') north of Hadrian's Wall ('trans Vallum') set up by L. Iunius Victorinus Flavius Caelianus, the legionary legate of legio VI Victrix. Francis Haverfield felt the style of lettering dated to the second half of the 2nd century AD; if he was right, it must post-date the abandonment of the Antonine Wall. Scanned from the 1921 8th edition of the Handbook to the Roman Wall. Handbook p.348. |