THE ROMAN INSCRIPTIONS OF
BRITAIN
PART 1: INSCRIPTIONS ON STONE (mostly)
Transcribed and set by Guy de la Bédoyère
See also
Corpus of writing tablets (including
curses, by Project Directors - Dr. A.K. Bowman FBA, Prof. J.M. Brady FRS
FEng., Dr. R.S.O. Tomlin FSA, Prof. J.D. Thomas FBA Research Assistant - Dr J. Pearce)
The following transcriptions have been taken from RIB, volume 1, with
additions and alterations from the second edition (1995). Its function is
purely as a search tool. For this reason no indication of missing or understood
letters/words is given except in the case of imperial or governor names
deleted. Reference to RG Collingwood and RP Wright, The Roman Inscriptions
of Britain, OUP, 1965, reprinted and revised in 1995 by Alan Sutton
Publishing, is essential. Its accuracy cannot be guaranteed as the
transcription was not prepared for publication. It is provided purely as a
service. Line breaks are not indicated so that phrases and formulae can be
searched more easily.
Inscriptions of importance which have surfaced since RIB was first
published are included, under the site name with the suffix A, B, and so on,
numbered from the last inscription of that site, or preceding site if the new
stone is from a site where no stone has been recorded previously.
A catalogue of Romano-British Gods and Goddesses is
available, based on Chapter 8 of my Companion to Roman Britain (Tempus, 1999).
Catalogues of the Roman army in Britain are at Legions
and Auxilia, based on Chapter 2 of the same. People
of Roman Britain provides brief biographies of the most significant
emperors, governors, soldiers, and ordinary people of the province.
Click on the names below for links to the principal locations:
AntonineWall Bath
Bewcastle Birrens Bowes
Caerleon Caerwent
Carlisle
Castlesteads Chester
Chichester Colchester
Corbridge
Hadrian’s Wall: Birdoswald
Carrawburgh Carvoran
Chesters Housesteads Vindolanda
High Rochester Lanchester
Lincoln Maryport
Netherby Old Carlisle Old
Penrith
Piercebridge Ribchester
Risingham Silchester
South Shields Wroxeter
York
RIB500 RIB1000
RIB1500 RIB2000
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NB: certain spellings are erratic. Thus COH for cohors sometimes
appears as CHO.
VERSION 5.01 1April 2000
1
(statuary group)
HOMINIBVS
BAGIS BITAM
2
(plinth)
MATRIBVS
VICINIA DE SVO RESTITVIT
3
(relief of Mithras)
VLPIVS
SILVANVS EMERITVS LEG II AVG VOTVM SOLVIT FACTVS ARAVSIONE
4
PRO
SALVTE D N CCCC ET NOB CAES DEO MITHRAE ET SOLI INVICTO AB ORIENTE AD
OCCIDENTEM
date:
307-8?
5
NVM CAES
AVG PROVINCIA BRITANNIA
6 (lead
curse)
T
EGNATIVS TYRANVS DEFICVS EST ET P CICEREIVS FELIX DEFICTVS ET
T
EGNATIVS TYRANVS DEFICTVS EST ET P CICEREIVS FELIX
7 (lead
plate)
TRETIA
MARIA DEFICO ET ILLEVS VITA ET METEM ET MEMORIAM ET IOCINE RA PVLMONES
INTERAMINTA FATA COGITATA MEMORIAM SCI NO POSSITT LOQVI SICRETA SIT NEQVE
SINITA MERE POSSIT NEQVE. ...CL VDO
8 (slate
panel)
... LEG
AVGVSTI IVRIDICVS PROVINCIAE BRITANNIAE OB VICTORIAM DACICAM
date:
102 or 106 (but restoration dubious)
9
(tombstone)
A ALFID
POMP OLVSSA EX TESTAMENTO HER POS ANNOR LXX NA ATHENVI H S EST
10
M AVR
EVCARPO FIL PIENTISSIMO VIXIT ANN XV M VI AVR EVC ARPIA MA POSSVIT
11
D M FL
AGRICOLA MIL LEG VI VICT V AN XLII D X ALBIA FAVSTINA CONIVGI INCOMPARABILI F C
12
(tombstone)
DIS
MANIBVS C IVL C F FAB ALPINI CLASSICIANI ... PROC PROVINC BRITANNIAE IVLIA INDI
FILIA PACATA INDIANA VXOR
13
(tombstone)
D M IVL
VALENS MIL LEG XX VV AN XL H S E C A FLAVIO ATTIO HER
14
(tombstone)
DIS
MANIB T LICINI ASCAN V S F
15
(tombstone)
D M
SEMPRONIO SEMPRONIANO CENTVRIONI LEG ... VIXIT ANNOS LI ET FRATRIBVS SEMPRONIIS
.... ET SECVNDO LEIBERTI EIVS PATRONIS BENE MERENTIBVS POSVERVNT
16
(sarcophagus)
MEMORIAE
VALER AMANDINI VALERI SVPERVENTOR ET MARCELLVS PATRI FECER
17
(tombstone)
D M
VIVIO MARCIANO LEG II AVG IANVARIA MARTINA CONIVNX PIENTISSIMA POSVIT MEMORAM
18
(tombstone)
SATVRNINO
LEG XX VV G ACI M
19
(tombstone)
DIS
MANIBVS VALER L F C CELSVS ...SPEC LEG II AVG ANTON DARDANVS CVRSOR VALERIVS
PVDENS ....S PROBVS SPEC LEGIONIS
date:
212-17
20
(sarcophagus)
G
ETRVSCVS ATIAE CARISSIMAE SVAE MERITIS EIVS
21
(base)
D M CL
MARTINAE AN XIX ANENCLETES PROVINC CONIVG PIENTISSIMAE
22
(tombstone)
D M
GRATA DAGOBITI FIL AN XL SOLINVS CONIVGI KAR F C
23
(tombstone)
D M ET
MEMORIAE TVLLIAE NVMIDIAE PIENTISSIME FEMINE ...IS RELIQVA CAV...
24
COS ...
OS ITEM VM
25
(tombstone)
D M
...LIVS
... ...TVS ... ... QVI VI AN L MARITO CA STERTINIA ...NTINA CONIVX ...
26
... A
.... ... P M ... ... VIX AN ...
27
(tombstone)
MA...
PRIM... VIXIT AN...
28
(tombstone)
...
...
ANNOR X ... ... BENEMERENTI ... ... E FILI ... ... XVI
29
(tombstone)
FLAVI
... ... ANTIOCH ... ... ANNOR LXX ...
30
IVL ...
S ...
D ...
31
I V ...
F V ...
M ...
32
(tombstone)
D M ...
ITA CAV ... VIXIT
33
(tombstone)
...
... VR
AN II
34
... BENT
...
35
CANDIDI
36
INN
37
CORNICVLAR
or NAVICVLAR
...
NATVS
...
38
...
NV...
CVA...
MO ...
S ...
...
39
... ASS
...
... A
...
... T
...
39.A
(altar)
I O M
TEMPLVM? VETVSTATE CONLABSVM AQVILINVS AVG LIB ET MERCATOR ET AVDAX ET GRAEC
RESTITVER
Britannia
vii (1976), 378, no. 1
39.B
(altar)
IN H D D
M MARTIANNIVS PVLCHER V C LEG AVGG PRO PRAET TEMPLM ISIDIS C...TIS VETVSTATE
COLLAPBSVM RESTITVI PRAECEPIT
date:
3rd century
Britannia
vii (1976), 378-9, no.2
39.C
(tombstone)
...
CASSIANVS
POSVIT
Britannia
ix (1978), 473, no. 1
39.D
(funerary inscription)
...TIC...
XXXVI M ... MATRONA...
Britannia
ix (1978), 473, no. 2
39.E
(tombstone)
D M
MEMORIAE PERPETVITACI ... MARCIANAE QVI VIXIT ANN X M ... D... AVREL ...EC
...RTI ...VS F C
Britannia
xiii (1982), 396, no. 1
39.F
(tombstone)
DIS
MANIBVS G POMPONI G F VALENTIS VICTRICENSIS B F TRIB LEG
JRS lii
(1962), 191, no. 1
SPRINGHEAD
(Kent)
40
X
40.A
A
Britannia
ii (1971), 289, no. 1
CANTERBURY
41
(tombstone)
...
VLPIAE
FILIAE ... A MATER ...
42
... CTV
...VS
...
43
(tombstone)
D M
MATERNA or PATERNA ANN XIV
44
...I ...
... ISI
...
45
...
GOBAN ...... OGVLP ...... ANTIS ......VS ...
RICHBOROUGH
(Kent)
46
... IM
...
... DIVI
...
... VM
...
... M
...
... A
...
... M I
...
... V
...
... IB
...
... PE
...
... ISVI
...
47
... AVIT
48
... EPI
...
49
IMAI
50
... IT
...
51
... ND
...
... IOC
...
52
... TISI
...
... AV
...
53
A
54
L
55
... P
56
T
57
T
58
VIII
59
... XX
60
XXVIII
T
61
LIIII
LIII
62
LXIV
63
(plinth)
XXXC
64
... CL
65
DLXX...
RECVLVER
65.A
AEDEM
PRINCIPIORVM CVM BASILICA SVB A TRIARIO RVFINO [or SVB QVI ARADIO RVFINVS] COS
... FORTVNATVS .... DEDICAVIT
date:
210-35
Antiq
Journ xli (1961), 224; JRS li (1961), 191, no. 1, and JRS lv (1965), 220, no. 1
DOVER
65.B
ST COS
OL CORDIVS CANDID MATRIB ITALICIS AEDEM FECIT VSLM
Britannia
viii (1977), 426-7, no. 4
65.C
EVSEB
III IV IV
Britannia
xiv (1983), 336, no. 1
65.C
...
...
...VSI...
...ST...
Britannia
ix (1978), 474, no. 3
LYMPNE
(Kent)
66
(altar)
NEPTVNO
ARAM L AVFIDIVS PANTERA PRAEFECT CLAS BRIT
date:
c.115-35
(in BM
on display)
BEAVPORT
PARK (East Sussex)
66.A
... AVG......E
NOVO ... IVSSIT VILICVS C A BASSI...
T
Britannia
ii (1971), 289, no. 2; Britannia xix (1988), 261
67
DEO
HERCVLI SAEGON T TAMMONIVS SAENI TAMMONI FIL VITALIS OB HONOREM
68
IVLIAE
AVGVST MAT SENATVS ET CASTROR M SABINVS VICTOR OB
69
... L
... ATTICI ... APACIS SINE STIPIBVS AVT COLLATIONIBVS SIBI COMMISSVM A COLLEGIO
PEREGRINORVM C C DONVM D S D
70
... R
... SIGNVM VICTORIAE SINE COLLATIONIBVS COMMISSVM SIBI A CONLEGIO PEREGRINORVM
CONSISTIENTIVM CALLEVAE DONVM D S D
71
...
MARTI ... ... COLLATIONIBVS SIBI COMMISSVM A COLLEGIO PEREGRINORVM C C DONVM D
S D
72
... SEX
...
... NIAE
BE ...
... TRIS
73
... CI
...
... VIT
...
... AT
...
... DED
...
74
... S
SA...
... NI L
S ...
75
...
CIVIT ...
...
EIVSDEM
...
76
...
IN M ...
ATREBATVM
...
77
A...
SA ...
78
... V
...
... VI
...
79
... XII
...
... D S
D
80
... G
...
...
POSVERVNT
81
... A
...
... ME
...
82
...
...
ECILIA...
... TVI
...
83
... IX I
... SIG
DI ...
84
E
B (or P
or R)
85
#
86
(bronze letter)
A
87
(tombstone)
MEMORIAE
FL VICTORINAE T TAM VICTOR CONIVNX POSVIT
(see RIB
67)
WINCHESTER
(Hants)
88
(altar)
MATRIB
ITALIS GERMANIS GAL BRIT ANTONIVS LVCRETIANVS BF COS REST
(in
British Museum on display)
89
(base)
IOM IN
HONOREM DOMVS DIVINAE SACRVM
...
90
(altar)
GENIO S
LVCVLLVS AMMINI FIL D S P
91
NEPTVNO
ET MINERVAE TEMPLVM PRO SALVTE DOMVS DIVINAE EX AVCTORITATE TI CLAVD COGIDVBNI
REX MAGN BRIT COLEGIVM FABROR ET QVI IN EO SVNT D S D DONANTE AREAM ... ENTE
PVDENTINI FIL
date:
see 92
92
NERONI
CLAVDIO DIVI CLAVD AVG F GERMANICI CAES NEPOTI TI CAES AVG PRONEPOTI DIV AVG
ABN CAESARI AVG GERM TR P IV IMP V COS IV S C V M
date:
58-60
93
(altar)
D M ...
NVSAT ... ARIVS ... LXXXV
94
(tombstone)
... CCA
AELIA ... CAVVA ... FIL AN XXXVI
95
CATIA
...
CENSORINA
AN XXIII ...
96
a) ...
OLO ...
... AN
...
b)... E
...
c) ... V
...
d) ... I
...
96.A
MATRIBVS
DOMEST .....VS ARK DE S P
Britannia
x (1979), 339, no. 1
BITTERNE
(Hants)
97
(altar)
DEAE
ANCASTAE GEMINVS MANI VSLM
ROCKBOVRNE,
CLANVILLE, WEYHILL (Hants)
98
M AVR
KARINO N CAES
date:
282-3
EASTON
GREY (Wilts)
99
(gabled panel)
CIVILIS
FECIT
NETTLETON,
WEST KINGTON (Wilts)
99.A
(bronze votive plaque)
D A POL
DECIMIVS
JRS lii
(1962), 191, no. 3
99.B
(altar)
DEO
APOLLINI CVNOMAGLO COROTICA IVTI VSLM
JRS lii
(1962), 191, no. 4
CRICKLADE
(Wilts)
100
(tombstone)
...
VIC ...
ORISCA
...
CLADI
...
O ...
CIRENCESTER
(Glos) 101-118
101
(base)
GENIO
SACRVM MIO.EDI ATTIVS CH..VVS VSLM
102
(altar)
G S
HVIVS LOCI
103
(base)
Face:
I O M L
SEPT ... V P P BR PR REST CIVIS R
Back:
SIGNVM
ET ERECTAM PRISCA RELIGIONE COLVMNAM
Left
side:
SEPTIMIVS
RENOVAT PRIMAE PROVINCIAE RECTOR
date:
296-315?
104
(altar)
D
SILVANO . SABIDIVS MAXIMVS
...
105
(altar)
SVLEIS
SVLINVS BRVCETI VSLM
106
SVLEVIS
PRIMVS ... IIAS
107
PONT MAX
108
(tombstone)
DANNICVS
EQES ALAE INDIAN TVR ALBANI STIP XVI CIVES RAVR CVR FVLVIVS NATALIS IT FLAVIVS
BITVCVS EX TESTAME H S E
109
(tombstone)
SEXTVS
VALERIVS GENIALIS EQES ALAE TRHAEC CIVIS FRISIAVS TVR GENIALIS AN XXXX ST XX H
S E E F C
110
(tombstone)
PHILVS
CASSAVI FILI CIVIS SEQV ANN XXXXV H S E
111
(tombstone)
D M P
VICANAE P VITALIS CONIVX
112
(tombstone)
D M CAST
CASTREN V AN...
...
113
(tombstone)
D M
IVLIAE CASTAE CONIVGI VIX ANN XXXIII
114
...
... ET
INS ...
...
RESPVBLICA
...
115
... IL
...
... E
AVGVST ...
... F
116
... YPH
...
... NI
...
117
(tombstone)
... CL
...
... CV
...
...
VIXIT ...
118
(tombstone)
... A
...
118.A
...AVG...
...VIR...
Britannia
ii (1971), 289, no. 3
118.B
(tombstone)
D M
AVRELIVS IEGENNVS VIX ANNIS VI EX MESEX AVRELIVS EVTICIANVS PAR POSSVIT
Britannia
iii (1972), 352, no. 2
118.C
(tombstone)
D M
NEMONNI VERECVNDI VIX AN LXXV H P
Britannia
iii (1972), 352, no. 3
118.D
(tombstone)
D M LVC
PETRONIVS VIX ANNOS XXXX COMITINVS POSS
Britannia
iii (1972), 352, no. 4
118.E
(altar)
DEO MER
ET MATRI
Britannia
iv (1973), 324, no. 1
GLOVCESTER
119-124
119
(altar)
DEO
GENIO CHO CVNC ORIVENDVS ... VAV
120
(altar)
D MAR
121
(tombstone)
RVFVS
SITA EQVES CHO VI TRACVM ANN XL STIP XXII HEREDES EXS TEST F CVRAVE H S E
122
(tombstone)
XX S
LIVI SATVRNINI STIPENDIORVM XIII ANNORVM MXXXX
123
(tombstone)
...
VIXIT ... INGENVINA CONIVNX
124
DVB...
LVC...
124.A
COH ...
I....
Britannia
iii (1972), 352, no. 5
124.B
(tombstone)
D M L
VAL AVRELIVS VET LEG XX
Britannia
xv (1984), 333, no. 1
124.C
LEG XX V
V CHO CORNELI CRESC
Britannia
xvii (1986), 429, no. 3
LEMINGTON
(Glos)
125
(relief of Regina)
DEA
REGINA
CHEDWORTH
(Glos)
126
(relief of Lenus Mars)
LEN
MARTI
127
PRASI.A
128
XR (as
Chi-Rho) x 4
DAGLINGWORTH
(Glos)
129
(gabled relief of figures)
CVDAE
LO...V...
130
MATRIBVS
ET GENIO LOCI ...ILIA...
CUSTOM
SCRUBS (Glos)
131
(gabled relief of Mars Olludius)
MARTI
OLLVDIO
132
(gabled relief of Romulus)
DEO
ROMVLO GVLIOPIVS DONAVIT IVVENTINVS FECIT
HORSLEY
(Glos)
133
(tombstone)
D M IVL
INGENVILLA VX AN XX M V D XXVIIII