Books, Manuscripts, and Documents Roman inscription from Cambridge
Object number
LDSAL2020.15.53
Artist/Designer/Maker
Jones, J P - Author
Production date
Circa 1812
Production place
Cambridge
Material
Paper
Pen
Ink
Pen
Ink
Technique
Writing (Processes)
Handwriting
Handwriting
Dimensions
Height: 225mm
Width: 364mm
Width: 364mm
Inscriptions
Inscription content
For the Society of Antiquaries
An account of Some Roman Monuments found near Cambridge. By J.P. Jones B.A. of Pembroke College, Cambridge.
An account of Some Roman Monuments found near Cambridge. By J.P. Jones B.A. of Pembroke College, Cambridge.
The item is a letter on a folded sheet of paper, from J P Jones of Pembroke College, Cambridge, to the Society of Antiquaries.
The letter descibes the finding, by the Rev H Biden in 1812, of two inscribed stones quite close to each other on the road to Girton. One was thought to be erected by the fifth legion in honour of Constantius, eldest son of Constantine the Great. The other fragment (not part of the first), was to Noblissimus Caesar. The form of both stones is columnar, and some Roman pottery was found nearby. Both stones were given to the University of Cambridge.
