D M I 
G. VALERI VS. G.F f 
GALERIA. VICTOR * 
LVGDVNI . SIG LEG . II AVG 
STIP.XVII.ANNORXLV GV 
R A. AG I NT. AMNIO. PER PIT VO. B 
Sir, 
This ancient and fair Infcription confirms what others i 
have found hereabouts 5 and what Camhden and other 
Hiflorians flievv us, viz. That the fecond RomAn Legion t 
called Au^ujia^ brought into Britain by Claudius C^far un- ^ 
o'er the Co^du(^i of yefpafian, was placed here at Ifca 
or Caer Legion, by Julius Frontinus, in order to awe the / 
Silures\ And that General obtained feveral Vidories over 
them and their Neighbours in feveral places hereabouts. 
There feems to be nothing of Moment or of difficulty 
in this Infcription ; but Vi^or Lugduni : Which as I think, 
we have no ground from Hiftory to refer to Lyons in 
France, lb 1 guefs that ExprelTion may be thus accounted 
for. The River lugg is famous in the Neighbouring 
Parts ; and as Dynas or D^n hath been faid to fignifie a 
Town in the Ancient Britijl) Language ; and that Dun 
doth alfo ferve to exprefs a Hill or Dorvn as we ftill call 
it ; {'which 1 think is derived from the Britijls allb) proba- 
bly Lugduni here may exprefs fome Town or Hid near the 
River Lugg ; and fincc there is a Place called to this Day < 
Luckten, on the fide of ihtRAWttLuggm HerefordP)ire^ 
perhaps that may bid fair to be the very place wh^e Fa~ f 
ierius obtained the Vidtory perpetuated by this Tnfcnption. 
FINIS. 
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