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The purport of the Infcription now under confi- 
deration is this, viz. 
In the reign of Severus Alexander, Pius, Felix, &c. 
the Cohors Prima iElia Hifpanorum Milliaria Equi- 
tata put the finilhing hand to a building, termed 
here Bafilica Equeftris Exercitatoria, the foundations 
of which had been laid fome time before. This 
was conducted under the care and direction of Vale- 
rianus, the emperor’s lieutenant and pro-prastor, at 
the inflance of M. Aurel. Salvius, tribune of the 
aforefaid company. 
Line 3. The Cohors I. Hifpanorum is mentioned 
in many inferiptions found hereabouts, but in none 
of them called Ailia, as here in thefe two inferi- 
ptions. coh. 1. aelia dacorvm is very frequent. 
And in the Notitia we meet with Cohors prima JElia 
Clajfica. 
Line 4. I read hispanorvm milliaria eqvi- 
tata; the Monogram {landing for m. or milliaria, 
and ec^ for eqvitata, not eqvestris. For the 
auxiliaries ferved on foot, fome of the regiments be- 
ing lined, or flanked, with horfe, and called there- 
fore Equitatas : for that is the meaning of the word, 
not promoted from the joot fervice to the horfe , which is 
the opinion of fome, as Mr. Horfley, for inflance, 
&c. I have fpoken to this point more fully in my ob- 
fervations upon the Rutchefter Infcription, which are 
printed in the Philofophical Tranfadtions *. 
Line 5. Bafilica is a word of large extent, and 
commonly fignifies what is built for public life , or by 
public authority. It is therefore frequently applied to 
a burfe or exchange. The public roads are termed 
* A.D. i 747 . N° 482. III. 
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Bafilicse : 
