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REVIEWS 



Isca Silurum; or. An Illustrated Catalogue of the Museum of An- 

 tiquities at Caerleon. By John Edward Lee, F. A. S., F. G. S., 

 Honorary Secretary to the Monmouthshire and Caerleon Anti- 

 quarian Association. London ; Longman, Green, Longmans and 

 Roberts, Paternoster Row. 1862. 



Caerleon, in Monmouthshire, in which the second Legion was sta- 

 tioned for many years during the Roman occupation of the island, 

 has long been celebrated for the ancient relics which have been found 

 there. Of these there has been no more zealous or successful collector 

 than the author of the work now under review. Indeed, it is chiefly 

 to his exertions that antiquaries are indebted for the extensive and 

 interesting Museum in which are preserved so many memorials of 

 Isca Silurum. 



The first work which Mr. Lee published on the subject appeared 

 in 1845. Its title was "Delineations of Roman Antiquities found at 

 Caerleon (the ancient Isca Silurum) and the neighbourhood." This 

 was succeeded in 1850 by a "Description of a Roman building and 

 other remains lately discovered at Caerleon." In the "Illustrated 

 Catalogue," which has recently appeared, Mr. Lee has combined 

 the substance of the two former volumes with an account. of recent 

 discoveries. The work also contains a notice of the excavation, directed 

 by Octavius Morgan, Esq., M.P., at Caerwent, (the ancient Venta 

 Silurum) which produced some of the best specimens in the Museum ; 

 a full abridgement of a valuable paper on the early history of Caerleon 

 by Thos. Wakeman, Esq. ; and fifty-two lithographic illustrations ; 

 all the plates being either transferred from the author's own etchings, 

 or drawn by him direct upon the stone. These illustrations form a 

 most valuable portion of the volume, as they are drawn with more 

 than ordinary care and are perfectly reliable as faithful copies. In 

 the literary part of the catalogue, Mr. Lee obtained assistance 

 from some of the most highly esteemed authorities in Archaeology. 

 He makes his acknowledgments to Professor Mommsen and Dr. E. 

 Hiibner of Berlin ; to Octavius Morgan, Esq., M.P., Rev. C. W. 

 King, M.A., Albert Way, Esq., A. W. Franks, Esq., W. S. Walford, 

 Esq., Thos. Wakeman, Esq., Henry Montonnier Hawkins, Esq., 

 C. Roach Smith, Esq., and Dr. Thurnam, of England ; and to the 

 Rev. Dr. McCaul, of Canada. 



The principal part of the volume is occupied by the Roman remains. 

 Vol. VII. 2 b 



