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legionis secundze Auguste proconsuli provincia Narbonensis 
legato Augusti propretore provincia Lugudunensis ex decreto 
ordinis respublica civitatis Silurum,” signifying that the stone 
was erected by the city of Caerwent, in accordance with a decree 
of the Town Council, in honour of an official (name wanting) who 
was commanding officer of the Second Legion, Governor of the 
Senatorial Province of Gallia Narbonensis, and legate of the 
imperial province of Gallia Lugudunensis. This is apparently 
the first epigraphical authority for the name of the city, and there 
are other points in which the inscription is interesting. The 
Legio Secunda Britannica, or Second British Legion, was located 
at Caerleon, near Newport, and Camden derives the name 
Caer Leon from this fact ; large numbers of Roman bricks with 
“LEG. Il. AUG.” have been found there. 
In a field adjoining the School at Caerwent excavations are 
proceeding. The foundations of several houses have been 
uncovered, and the outer wall of a large amphitheatre exposed. 
Mr. Trice Martin and the resident engineer, Mr. Ashby, having 
_ explained the work recently done, as well as much which has had 
to be covered again, and the mode of working, the party was 
conducted to the new temporary museum provided by Lord 
Tredegar, where the “finds” have been neatly arranged and 
labelled. Here is to be seen the memorial stone referred to 
above, which is perfectly legible, the upper part only being 
mutilated. A hypocaust built up of original materials shews how 
the Romans warmed some of their rooms. And there are 
‘specimens of tesselated pavements, and drawings of others. The 
coins are of several Emperors, and there are numerous objects 
of interest, including a good deal of broken glass, much of it 
iridescent. Samian and other pottery are represented, and also 
“metal work. Just outside the museum is a large hypocaust 
in situ which was examined with much interest. 
Many years ago, a very fine Mosaic pavement was found here. 
Mr. Wyndham, who examined it in 1768, and again in 1777, 
