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The Verulamium Forum Inscription (tentatively dated to AD 79, during the reign of the emperor Titus) is one of the many Roman inscriptions in Britain. It has been reconstructed as a large dedication slab (approx. 4.3m x 1.0m) from five small fragments found in 1955 during construction work in the yard of St Michael's School, St Albans. The find-spot lay near the north-east entrance to the forum and basilica of Verulamium (modern St Albans). The inscription has been published as AE 1957, 169, and RIB 3123. The inscription is notable because it mentions Gnaeus Julius Agricola, the Roman governor of Britain from AD 77-84, who is otherwise known from a biography written by his son in law Tacitus. The inscription was reconstructed by Professor Sheppard Frere to read as follows:
This version would be expanded to read:
Which translates as:
The last line is particularly fragmentary, and the alternative reconstruction CIVITAS CATVVELLAVNORVM FORO EXORNATA ("the forum of the Catuvellaunian tribal council was embellished") has been considered, along with the less likely RESPVBLICA VERVLAMIVM LATIO DONA ("... donated the funds to widen the Verulamium public-works").〔(Verulamium Catuvellorum ) at (Roman-Britain.org )〕 The inscription can be dated either to AD 79, the year Vespasian died (he would not have been referred to as ''divus'' until after his death) and Titus had his seventh consulship, or to AD 81 (by altering the various numerals).〔See Wikipedia's list of early imperial Roman consuls〕 The reference to his brother Domitian was defaced, as were most inscriptions referring to him, after ''damnatio memoriae'' was pronounced on him in 96. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Verulamium Forum inscription」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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