Thurmaston Roman Milestone

Thurmaston Roman Milestone
Thurmaston Roman Milestone
Thurmaston Roman Milestone
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Title
Thurmaston Roman Milestone
Description
ABBEY - CASTLE STREET (CDV)
Strongroom Stack 24
Belgrave Gate
Leicester
1/4 Glass plate negative
Lumbers 126.1962
GP3004

Negatives Collection, Leicestershire Record Office

This milestone was originally found in 1771 on the west side of Fosse Way, near Thurmaston, and was used as a base for a lamp (as seen in this drawing). In the 19th century it was moved to the town museum, and now stands in Jewry Wall museum. The inscription translates as:

"The Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian Augustus, son of the deified Trajan, conqueror of Parthia, grandson of the deified Nerva, father of his country, in the fourth year of tribunician power, thrice consul, from Ratae 2 miles. "

[Ratae being the Roman name of Leicester]
LCC ID. No.
GP3004
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