The Roman Wall / A historical, topographical, and descriptive account of the barrier of the lower isthmus, extending from the Tyne to the Solway, deduced from numerous personal surveys

by J. Collingwood Bruce

VALLVM PRO-

SPERE GESTAS.

Lucius Junius Vic-

torinus, and

Caius Ælianus, Augustal legates

Of the sixth legion, victorious,

Pious, and faithful, on account of achievements beyond

The Wall pros-

perously performed.

This is a vivid memorial of deeds of common occurrence during the period of Roman occupation. The original possessors of the isthmus, driven from their homes, and forced to seek an asylum in the hills to the north of the Wall, would be accounted the lawful prey of the aggressor.