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THE ROMANS. 



south the Saxons were kept off from the Coast, which was soon 

 to be their prey, along the whole extent from the estuary of the 

 Wash (Metaris) and the Marshes of Lynn, to the western extre- 

 mity of Sussex. 



The command of the Dux Britanniarum is stated in two parts : 

 first are mentioned a number of stations distributed among the 

 Brigantes, and along the great road to the north ; then a greater 

 series of stations on the line of the Vallum. They appear all 

 to be garrisoned by the Sixth Legion, now in about the 300th 

 year of its glorious occupation of Eburacum. 



Sub Dispositione Viri Spectabilis Ducis Britannia. 



Names of Places 



in Notitia. 

 Praefectus Legionis Sextae. 



Prsefectus Equitatus Dalmatarum. Prsesidio. 



Pracfectus Equitatus Crispianorum. Dano. 



Praefectus Equitatus Cataphractariorum. Morbio. 



Modern names where 

 certainly known. 



f The Garrison at 

 I York. 

 Doncaster. 



Praefectus Numeri Barcariorum 



Praefectus Numeri 



Tigrisiensium. J 



Nerviorum 



Dictiensium. 



Pnefectus Numeri Vigilum. 



Prsefectus Numeri Exploratorum. 



Prasfectus Numeri Directorum. 



Praefectus Numeri Defensorum. 



Arbeia. 



Dicti. 



Concangios. 

 Lavatris. Bowes. 

 Verteris. Brough. 



/ (Brovonacae) 

 Brabomaco.^ v . , __' 



L Kirby Thure. 



Praefectus Numeri 

 Praefectus Numeri 

 Praefectus Numeri 

 Praefectus Numeri 



Solensium. Maglovae. 



Pacensium. Magis. 



Longovicariorum. Longovico. 



Derventionensis. Derventione. 



On this list we may remark, that it is in military, not geo- 

 graphical order the cavalry is mentioned first : then two nu- 

 meri of troops, which appear to be of foreign origin, but to 

 have received additional designations from the places to which 



