[156]

The inscription runs thus:

NEPTVNO. ET. MINERVAE
TEMPLVM
pro SALVTE. DO mus DIVINAE
ex AVCTORITATE. Ti. CLAVD
Co GIDVBNI. R. LEGATI. AVG. IN. BRIT.
Colle GIVM. FABRO. ET. QVI. IN. E.
. . . . . D.S.D. DONANTE. AREAM.
Pud ENTE. PVDENTINI. FILiae

(The italics are almost certain restoration of illegible letters.)

[157]

See p. 256.

[158]

Claudia, the British Princess mentioned by Martial as making a distinguished Roman marriage, may very probably be his daughter.