. An Explication of a Roman Inscription Found Not Long since on a Stone at Silchester in Hamshire: By John Ward, Rhet. Prof. Gresh. and F. R. S. . t;?j Brit. Rom. p. 332, C 206 ] the TITVS TAMMONIVSmentioned in this otherInfcriprion. Ic is true, that he has the CognomenVICTOR. ii;iven him in the former, which does notappear in this; but either he might not have gottenthat till afterwards, or the initial Letter V mighthave ftood at the End of the third Line after TAM-MONIVS, which, as feveral Writers obferve, wasantientiy put for VICTOR. And it is very remiar-kable, that Grater has given us a l
. An Explication of a Roman Inscription Found Not Long since on a Stone at Silchester in Hamshire: By John Ward, Rhet. Prof. Gresh. and F. R. S. . t;?j Brit. Rom. p. 332, C 206 ] the TITVS TAMMONIVSmentioned in this otherInfcriprion. Ic is true, that he has the CognomenVICTOR. ii;iven him in the former, which does notappear in this; but either he might not have gottenthat till afterwards, or the initial Letter V mighthave ftood at the End of the third Line after TAM-MONIVS, which, as feveral Writers obferve, wasantientiy put for VICTOR. And it is very remiar-kable, that Grater has given us a like votive Infcri-prion, ereded by two Perfons, having both the famePamiiy Name, with the Cognomen VICTOR addedto one, and the other, like thofe iathe Inftancc before us. Gr^^rsInfcription runs thus:APOLLINL SACRVM. EX. VOTO. C. ET. L. VIRIVS. VITALIS. S. L. M {a). Itis not improbable therefore, that in both Cafes thetwo Perfons were either Brothers, or nearly relatedto each other. {a) Pag. xxxviiT, num. 2 7* QrefJjam College-^December 8, ^744. John Ward. XVi. PAil^i^.lra/rt^.JV^f 4 7^ :/. 2. ^ 7
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