The Journal of the British Archaeological Association (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 edition. Excerpt: ...been the physician of the Emperor Hadrian, sent by him on a long tour to the Roman stations in Britain (p. 176). These records of the feelings and doings of an age and civilisation long past away may be further illustrated by an anecdote recorded by Tacitus of Vespasian, when at Alexandria, where Esculapius is said to have had a temple dedicated to him. The mob of the city flocked round the Emperor to be touched for the restoration of their health. He, wondering at their credulity, was still inclined to humour them, and did not oppose the superstition. Our later custom of touching by the sovereign for cure of " King's Evil" may, perhaps, have derived some countenance from this precedent. Mr. R. Mann has sent us three photos of a sculptured stone from Bath, supposed to be Roman; and we have had another interpretation of the inscription on a leaden tablet found there, in the Roman baths, by Mr. Walter de Gray Birch, who reads the lettering from left to right as regards the words, but from right to left in reference to the i The interesting drawings, with full details, of this station, and the description of it by Dr. Ilooppell, brought forward this session, will be found in tho Journal. letters of each word, thus giving quite a new reading; and he has furnished a photograph of the tablet itself. An account of a Roman villa at Yatton, in Somersetshire; and another, by Mr. R. Mann, of one at Box in the same county; and of one at Hitchin, in Hertfordshire; as well as of a pavement in Friday Street, London, --add to our known list of Roman historic sites; to which may be added the particulars of Roman Lancaster, for which we have been indebted to Dr. Harker of that place. Though not strictly belonging to British archaeology, Mr. George R. Wright...