12-01-2008, 11:05 PM
Quote:What number is LEG XIIX AVG?Salve Crispus,
XIIX is the number 18 (of Varus' ill-fated legion). It's not the usual way to write the number but you find it sometimes and in military context. May be it was done for sake of symmetry or lack of education back then, at least that's I chose it for ;-) ) . There's somewhere a thread on here that deals with the topic and has some pictures of burial stones posted, IIRC. thanks for asking.
Quote:I was also sort of involved with the burial of the unknown roman teenage girl in Londinium.sounds interesting. how come?
all the best,
Carsten
[size=85:2j3qgc52]- Carsten -[/size]