03-12-2019, 10:04 PM
(03-12-2019, 09:12 PM)Timus Wrote: it's not all that clear that the number 5 identified the conturbernia.
Yes, I'd assumed it was five contuberniae myself, but the stone itself is so incredibly obscure that frankly I'm surprised anybody knows what it says!
However, the 'musculari' bit seems widely accepted at least.
(03-12-2019, 05:30 PM)Mark Hygate Wrote: guarding the anchored ships; collecting taxes; etc - general patrolling around the sea approaches...
Yes, that sounds quite plausible.
Meanwhile, we should probably get back to the subject and hope that somebody has some theories as to how the 'Tigris Boatmen' ended up on Tyneside!
Nathan Ross
