Two Roman slabs with inscriptions will be on display at University of Leeds in England

Two Roman inscription slabs will be on display at the University of Leeds in England, one of which is one of the longest ever discovered in Britain.

Both tiles mention the erection of buildings that were erected by the hands of the Roman branch of auxilia Cohors VI Nerviorum in Virosidum – the present village of Bainbridge (northern England). The objects were built in the 3rd century CE.

Interestingly, both tiles dedicated the constructions to Emperor Septimius Server, Caracalla and Geta. It is interesting that the name of the last ruler has been preserved and not erased (the so-called damnatio memoriae), at the behest of Caracalla. Instead of Geta’s name, another part of the inscription was erased – probably by mistake.

Earlier, both objects were in storage.