07-13-2009, 09:58 AM
Quote:I'd be more inclined to read the second line as "trib(unus) leg(ionis) XXII, II u[(ir) - - -]", particularly as there seems to be a gap between the second and third vertical strokes of the "IIII".Nice idea, Tom. I was fooled by the fact that the superscript bar seems to cover all four IIII.
But there is an area of damage in the middle which makes it ambiguous, and your reading is certainly more elegant. (Also, we're in the right area for legio XXII.)
