The habits, customs, and antiquities of the Romans / [W. Andrew].

  • Andrew, W. (Surgeon)
Date:
1848
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Credit: The habits, customs, and antiquities of the Romans / [W. Andrew]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Passage near Aust; “Trajecus; Camd.—Oldbury;—Gale. Peteril, near; “ Petriance.” Cnmberl: Camd. Porchester ; “Magnus Portus.” Camd. Pont Eland ; “ JElii pousor, “ Ad Murum.” Radnor; old “Magna”—Camd: Ivenchester :—others. Ravenglass; “ Ravonia:” Cumberland. Ribchester; “ Coccium or “ Bretonomacum,” near Preston, Lancash. In the neighbourhood of Ribchester is an ancient forti- fication, called Anchor-hill, from the number of anchors, rings, nails, and other parts of vessels, which have been dug up. The hill is supposed to have been the rampart of Coccium, and the broad and deep foss under it, which leads towards the river, is supposed to have formed a canal for the boats to pass to the garrison. Roman paterae, much like our china-bowls, adorned with flowers, and some of them with the figures of wolves, and the abbreviated words of Fab : Pro : at the bottom, which would seem to imply that they were made when one of the Fabii was procurator, or proconsul. Ribble, river ; “ Belisama fiuv: Lancas. Redborne,’’ “ Durocobrivce’ Herts : Raven sb or ough Castle, Herts:—Gale. Reeulver ; “ RegulbiumKent;—the station or castle, which defended the north entrance to the celebrated “ Portus- rutupemis.'” Regnstead; “ RegnumHamps:—Camd.—Chichester, Sussex, others. Rother, river; “ Rovia fiuv:'—Gale. Rowley, Staffords :—In pulling down a house at Rowley in 1794, an earthen pot containing 1,200 Roman coins, of forty different sorts was discovered, many of them had fine impressions of the Emperors Galba and others. Rochester; “ Durobrivce Camd:—Maidstone,—others; The AVatling-street passes through Rochester, which is an ancient Roman city, where many curiosities are at times discovered ; a por- tion of the Roman wall is still discernible. The population of Rochester is 11,743:—the Members returned to Parliament are Ralph Bernal, Esq., and Thomas Hodges, Esq. Rushbury, “ Bravinium.”—Gale. Some suppose this sta- tion to be Rushbury, in the County of Salop, and that it is syno- nymous with “ Uriconium.” “ Cambrice seu Britan-nice Brwynen est Juncus, stationem hanc esse Rushbury in Salopid quapropter velim esse; et hoc suadet distantia a Magnis, turn recta semita quce, per opidum hoc, Uriconium ducit.” Risby, Lincolns:—A Roman pottery was discovered at Santon some years ago, near this place, with some minor antiqui- ties, stone walls, &c. Richborough; “ Rutupiceor “ Rutupensis portus;’ Kent.— Camd. Stoner, others. Rowton ; “ RutuniumSalop ; Camd. and Gale. Wem, Salop,—Horseley:—others, Wroxeter, Salop. Royston, Herts: Roissa built a religious house here;—her cross it is said, a few years ago, remained at the corner of an Inn in the place, where two roads meet. During the time they were digging the canals of the Right Honourable the Earl of Oxford, numerous human bodies were disinterred, with pieces of rusty iron of various shapes—the remains probably of a battle.