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Description: | Roman altar from Arbeia Roman fort. The inscription reads: 'To the god Aesculapius, Publius Viboleius Secundus gave this altar as a gift'. The Romans often used abbreviations in their inscriptions. The last line, for example, reads 'D D' which is short for 'dono dedit' (gave as a gift). A Roman person reading this inscription would recognise the abbreviation, much as we readily understand modern abbreviations such as 'RIP' and 'RSVP'. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | religion archaeology living in the North East roman health | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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