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Antonine Wall Legionary distance slabs
The Antonine Wall was built between AS 142 and 143 by three legions - the Second Augusta, the Sixth Victrix, and the Twentieth Valeria Victrix.
These legions erected stone slabs on completion of their work - the slabs tell us the length of wall they completed, the emperor and the name of the legion.
These are unique as no similiar slabs are known from any frontier of the Roman Empire
Found at Arniebog, near Westerwood Fort in 1868
The style of carving is similar to that of the craftsmen of The Twentieth Legion.
Yellow sandstone
Found at Hutcheson Hill, Bearsden in 1969
IMP C T AE HADRIANO ANTONINO AVG PIO P VEX LEG XX V V FEC PP III
Translates as "For the Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Father of his Country, a detachment of the Twentieth Valerian and Victorious Legion completed (the Wall) over a distance of 3000 feet"
Yellow sandstone
Bridgeness, West Lothian
IMP CAES TITO AELIO HADRI ANTONINO AVG PIO P P LEG II AVG PER M P IIII DCLII FEC
Translates as "For the Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, father of his country, the Second Legion Augusta built (this work) for a distance of 4,652 paces."
RIB 2139 - Buff sandstone
date: 139-61
Provenance unknown found before 1607
IMP CAESARI T AELIO HADRIANO ANTONINO AVG PIO P P VEXILLATIO LEG XX VAL VIC F PER MIL P III
Translates as " For the Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, father of his Country, a detachment of the Twentieth Valerian and Victorious Legion completed (the Wall) over a distance of 3000 paces"
RIB 2173 - Reddish Buff Sandstone
Eastermains, Kirkintilloch c 1740
IMP CAESARI T AELIO HADRIANO ANTONINO AVG PIO P P VEXILLA LEG VI VIC P F PER M P
Translates as " For the Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Father of his country, the Sixth Victorious, Loyal and Faithful legioncompleted (the Wall) over a distance of .....thousand paces"
number of paces not stated RIB 2185 Buff sandstone date: 139-61
First seen at Cawder House, Bishopsbriggs, before 1606
IMP CAES TITO AELIO HADRIANO ANTONINO AVG PIO P P LEG II AVG PER M P III DCLXVI S
Translates as " For the Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Father of his Country, the Second Augustan Legion (completed the Wall) over a distance of 3666 1/2 paces"
RIB 2186 - Buff sandstone
date: 139-61
Found at Summerston Farm, near Balmuildy before 1694
IMP CAES TITO AELIO HADRIANO ANTONINO AVG PIO P P LEG II AVG PEP M P III DC LXVI S
Translates as " For the Emperor Caesra Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Father of this Country, the second Augustan Legion (completed the Wall) over a distance of 3666 1/2 paces"
RIB 2193 - buff sandstone
Found at East Millichen, near Balmuildy, 1803
IMP CAES T AELIO HADR ANTONINO AVG PIO P P VEXILLA LEG VI VIC P F PER M P III DCLXVI S
Translates as " " For the Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Father of this country, the Sixth Victorius, Loyal and Faithful Legion (completed the wall) over a distance of 3666 1/2 paces"
RIB 2194 - buff sandstone
Found at Castlehill , Bearsden before 1698
IMP CAESAR T AELIO HADRIANO ANTONINO AVG PIO P P VEXILLATO LEG VI VICTR P F PER M P III DCLXVI S
Translates as " For the Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Father of this country, a detachment of the Sixth Victorius, Loyal and Faithful Legion (completed the wall) over a distance of 3666 1/2 feet"
RIB- 2196 -Grey sandstone
Found at Castlehill,Bearsden 1847
IMP C T AELIO HADRIANO ANTONINO AVG PIO P P VEX LEG XX V V P P III
Translates as " For the Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Father of this Country, a detachment of the Twentieth Valerian and Victorius legion (completed the Wall) over a distance of 3000 feet"
RIB- 2197 - yellowish buff sandstone
date: 139-61
Found at Hutcheson Hill, Bearsden 1865
IMP C T AEL HADRIANO ANTONINO AVG PIO P P VEX LEG XX V V FEC P P III
Translates as " For the Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, father of this Country , a detachment of the Twentieth Valerian and Victorius Legion completed (the Wall) over a distance of 3000 feet"
RIB- 2198 - This slab was taken to North America after its discovery and was destroyed by fire in 1871 - it is only known from casts.
date: 139-61
Unknown provenance - donated to Glasgow University in 1695 by the proprietor of Cochno Estate, Dunochter
IMP C T AE HADRIANO ANTONINO AVG PIO P P VEX LEG XX V V FEC P
Translated as "For the Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Father of this Country, a detachment of the Twentieth Valerian and Victorius Legion, completed .... feet (of the Wall)"
RIB 2199 buff sandstone
date: 139-61
Found at Braidfield Farm, Dunochter, 1812
IMP C T AELIO HADRIANO ANTONINO AVG P P VEX LEG VI VICTRICS P F MMMCCXL F
Translation: For the Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus, Father of his Country, a detachment of the Sixth Victorious, Loyal and Faithful Legion completed rampart-work (over a distance of) 3240 feet
RIB- 2200 - Yellowish buff sandstone
date: 139-61
Unknown provenance , before 1844
LEG II AVG F P IIII CXL
translated as " The Second Augustan legion completed 4140 feet (of this wall)"
RIB- 2203, greyish buff sandstone
ca. AD 142- ?
Found at Carleith, Dunochter, before 1699
IMP ANTON AVG PIO P P LEG II AVG F P III CCLXXI
Translates as " For the Emperor Antonius Augustus Pius, Father of this country, the Second Augustan Legion completed 3271 feet (of the wall)"
RIB- 2204, Greyish buff sandstone
date: 139-61
Found at or near Old Kirkpatrick before 1695
IMP C T AELIO HADRIANO ANTONINO AVG P P VEX LEG VI VIC P F OPVS VALLI P MMM C XLI
Translates as "For the Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus, Father of his country , a detachment of the Sixth Victorious ,Loyal and Faithful Legion (completed) the rampart-work (over a distance of) 4141 feet"
RIB- 2205, Greyish buff sandstone
date: 139-61
Found at or near Old Kirkpatrick before 1695
IMP C T AE HADRIANO ANTONINO AVG PIO P P VEX LEG XX V V M CDXI
May be translated as "For the Emporer Caeser Titus Aerlius Hadrianus Antonius Augustus Pius, Father of this Country , a detachment of the Twentieth Valerian andVictorious Legion completed (The Wall) over a distance of 4411 feet"
RIB 2206 Buff sandstone
date: 139-61
Ferrydyke (Old Kirkpatrick) found before 1684
IMP C T AE HADRIANO ANTONINO AVG PIO P P VEX LEG XX V V FEC P P III CDX
"For the Emperor Caesar Titus Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus Augustus Pius, Father of his Country, a detachment of the Twentieth Valerian and Victorious Legion completed (the Wall) over a distance of 4411 feet"
RIB- 2208 Greyish buff sandstone
(relief of Victory holding wreath)
date: 139-61
The line drawings are the work of Mrs Margaret Scott and are reproduced by permission of Lawrence Keppie, Professor of Roman History and Archaeology, Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow
URL: http://www.hunterian.gla.ac.uk .
Images rendered by Richard Hayton
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