. A selection of papers on subjects of archaeology and history, communicated to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. Celso Cos. xiii Kal. Junias Flavius Secundinusscripsi rogatus a Menimio Asclepi quia se literas scire negavitit quod dixit se locas . . locavit operas suas opereaurario Aurelio adjutori . . c. die . Idus Novem-bres proxsiraas . ptaginta liberisque [laborisque ?] . .. m per temporal accipere debebit s. as operas sanasva . ntes . . debebit conductori s. s. quod si invitoconductore . cedere aut c. ssare voluer . are debe-bit in dies singulos s. ununi ere octus fluor impedierit pro
. A selection of papers on subjects of archaeology and history, communicated to the Yorkshire Philosophical Society. Celso Cos. xiii Kal. Junias Flavius Secundinusscripsi rogatus a Menimio Asclepi quia se literas scire negavitit quod dixit se locas . . locavit operas suas opereaurario Aurelio adjutori . . c. die . Idus Novem-bres proxsiraas . ptaginta liberisque [laborisque ?] . .. m per temporal accipere debebit s. as operas sanasva . ntes . . debebit conductori s. s. quod si invitoconductore . cedere aut c. ssare voluer . are debe-bit in dies singulos s. ununi ere octus fluor impedierit pro rata conputare debeb . conduct . .tempore peracto mercedem solvendi moram fecerit ead . .. tenebitur exceptis cessatis tribus. Actum Immenoso majori. The consulship of M. Pompeius Macrinus andP. Juventius Celsus answers to a. d. 164. These recent discoveries add something to ourknowledge of Roman Antiquities, but their chiefvalue is that they serve to dissipate any doubtswhich might remain of the genuineness of theMassmann tablets. VIII. NEW YEAR S DAY IN ANCIENT ROME. (Eead Jan. 5th, 1864.). Although we have passed the commencementof our civil year, the first day of our meetinghere may be considered as the opening of ourphilosophical year, and the subject of this paperas not out of season. Is there any such thing as a natural commence-ment of the year? Cosmically speaking, there isnot. Our Earth moves with varying velocity,through different portions of her orbit, but shenever halts even for a second, so that there is nostarting point, no goal in her course. But theobliquity of her axis to the plane of her orbit, by 218 new years day producing the alternation of the seasons, exercisesa direct influence on nature and man, and thusfour points are fixed in her annual revolution,which have suggested the idea of the beginningor end of a period. These are the solstices andthe equinoxes. Accordingly we find, that all thesehave, by different nations, been fixed upon for thebeginning of
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