FOUND IN BRITAIN. 309 



It appears, then, that the administration of the first eleven gov- 

 ernors of Britain extended over 42 years, scil. from the third year of 

 Claudius, A.D. 43, to the fifth year of Domitian, A.D. 85. 



In addition to these, the twelfth is noticed by Tacitus as the " suc- 

 cessor" of Agricola, without mention of his name. From Suetonius, 

 Domitian, 10, it may be inferred, with some reason, that it was 

 Sallustius Lucullus, who was put to death by order of that Emperor. 

 There is no evidence, however, as to either the beginning or the 

 ending of his government. 



The next legate, of whom any record is extant, is C Salvius 

 Liberalis, the Orator. We derive the knowledge of his having been 

 governor of Britain from the following inscription, found at Urbi- 

 saglia, and given by Orelli, n. 1 170 : — 



[C • SALVIJO • C • T • VEL • LIBERALI 

 [NONIO] BASSO • COS • PROCOS • PROVIN 

 [CIAE MAjCEDONIAE • LEGATO • AVGVSTORVM 

 [PROVINC •] BRITANN • LEGATO • LEG • V • MACED 

 [FRATRI •] ARVALI • ALLECTO • AB • DIVO • VESPASIANO 

 [ET • DIVO • TI]TO • INTER • TRIBVNICIOS • AB • ISDEM 

 [ALLECTO •] INTER • PRAETORIOS • QVINQ • IIII -PC- HIC • 



[SORTE 

 [PROCOS • FAC]TVS • PROVINCIAE • ASIAE • SE ■ EXCVSAVIT. 



Oaio Salvia Gaii Jilio Velina (tribu) Liberali Nonio Basso ConsuU 

 Froconsuli provincice Maeedonice Legato Augustorum provincics BriP 

 annice Legato legionis quintce MacedoniccB Fratri Arvali allecto ah 

 Divo Vespasiano et Bivo Tito inter Trihunicios ah iisdem allecto inter 

 Prcdtorios Quinquennali quartum Batrono Colonics, Hie sorte pro- 

 consul f actus provincice AsicB se excusavit. 



By the expression ''^Legato Augustorum here I understand that 

 Caius Salvius was Legate of one Emperor, and, on his death, con- 

 tinued as such under the succeeding Emperor. Now, these may have 

 been either Domitian and Nerva, Nerva and Trajan, or Trajan and 

 Hadrian. It seems most probable that he was the Legate of Nerva 

 and Trajan, i.e. that his government extended over A.D. 98, t99. 



* This designation is commonly used, as is well known, to signify the Legate of conjoint 

 Emperors ; but it seems impossible that this can be its meaning in this inscription, for the 

 first example of two Aupusti was in A.D. 161 when Aurelins took Verus as his colleague in 

 the imperial dignity. Nor is there any evidence, so far as I am aware, that Trajan was 

 called Augustus during the life of Nerva. 



t In A.D. 100, Liberalis defended Marcius Priscus, when he wag accused by Pliny and Tacitua. 



