| Show Xi X 1 X i X X i t Museum Gets Relic of off Days of Ancient Rome The British museum has lias acquired afine a aline atine tine line relic of the thc lays days da s when En England land was garrisoned by bJ the a Romans Romans a dis dis- discharge discharge charge e certificate Issued to a b Homan ri n auxiliary soldier over soldier over 1800 years a ago o This man the was serving In this country In A D l the the year In III which Emperor lIa- lIa Ha Hadrian drian cro crossed sed the channel chal to Inspect the great reat wall hl which h bears hears his Ills nume name Only about of these diplomas or of discharge are tire known to exist and sev se seven seen sev- sev seven en alone have been beell found relating to soldiers who were In Britain This rills new acquisition in a wonderful state of preservation pre despite its 1801 1500 years cars of existence Is far finer than the few lew other others In the Bloomsbury collection col- col collection col collection lection It was found at the lime Itoman Homan In Hungary hawing having been one of the I or Hun Hun- Hungarian garian arlun auxiliaries who were sent to Britain in accordance with the lie Roman Homan principle that a n conquered country should be garrisoned with troops raIsed In other lands of the empire The diploma will he exhibited In lu the room of the museum devoted de to relics of Greek and Roman Itoman life where ther there are already three other specimens none of them an anything like so well preserved ell as this one |
