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d from the Dobunian territory it may have been the Loddon. Mommsen cuts the knot in true German fashion by refusing to identify the Dobuni of Ptolemy with those of Dion, and placing the latter in Kent on his own sole authority. ('Roman Provinces,' p. 175.)] [Footnote 137: [Greek: dusdiexoda.]] [Footnote 138: See p. 139.] [Footnote 139: 'Orosius,' VII. 5.] [Footnote 140: A victorious Roman general was commonly thus hailed by his troops after any signal victory. But by custom this could only be done once in the same campaign.] [Footnote 141: Suet. v. 21.] [Footnote 142: Dio Cassius, lx. 23. The boy, who was the child of Messalina, had previously been named _Germanicus_.] [Footnote 143: Suet. v. 28.] [Footnote 144: Suet. v. 21.] [Footnote 145: Tac., 'Ann.' xii. 56.] [Footnote 146: Dio Cassius, lx. 30.] [Footnote 147: Suet. v. 24.] [Footnote 148: Dio Cassius, lx. 30.] [Footnote 149: Eutropius, vii. 13.] [Footnote 150: Muratori, Thes. mcii. 6.] [Footnote 151: 'De XII. Caesaribus,' v. 28.] [Footnote 152: Dio Cassius, lx. 23.] [Footnote 153: See Haverfield in 'Authority and Archaeology,' p. 319] [Footnote 154: 'Laus Claudii' (Burmann, 'Anthol.' ii. 8).] [Footnote 155: See p. 152.] [Footnote 156: The inscription runs thus: NEPTVNO. ET. MINERVAE TEMPLVM _pro_ SALVTE. DO _mus_ DIVINAE _ex_ AVCTORITATE. _Ti_. CLAVD _Co_ GIDVBNI. R. LEGATI. AVG. IN. BRIT. _Colle_ GIVM. FABRO. ET. QVI. IN. E. . . . . . D.S.D. DONANTE. AREAM. _Pud_ ENTE. PVDENTINI. FIL_iae_ (The italics are almost certain restoration of illegible letters.)] [Footnote 157: See p. 256.] [Footnote 158: Claudia, the British Princess mentioned by Martial as making a distinguished Roman marriage, may very probably be his daughter.] [Footnote 159: See p. 130.] [Footnote 160: Thus in St. Luke ii. we find Cyrenius _Pro-praetor_ ([Greek: hegemon]) of Syria, but in Acts xviii. Gallio _Pro-consul_ ([Greek: hanthupatos]) of Achaia.] [Footnote 161: See p. 131.] [Footnote 162: See p. 170.] [Footnote 163: His reputation for strength, skill, and daring cost him his life a few years later, under Nero (Tac, 'Ann.' xvi. 15).] [Footnote 164: Pigs of lead have been found in Denbighshire stamped CANGI or DECANGI. Mr. Elton, however, locates the tribe in Somerset. Coins testify to Antedrigus, the Icenian, being somehow connected with this tribe.] [Footnote 165: A Roman "Colony" was a town peopled by ci
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