Tombstone, Roman Frontier Gallery, Tullie House
Roman tombstone with carving of a Roman cavalryman triumphing over a naked barbarian, 1st century AD, in the Roman Frontier Gallery at the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, Cumbria, England. This type of tombstone probably originated in the Rhineland and arrived in Britan with the invading army. The tombstone was excavated at Corbridge and commemorates Flavinus, who was a trooper with the Ala Petrine, which was later to become the garrison at Stanwix, just North of Carlisle. This is a replica on loan from the Great North Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne, the original being in Hexham Abbey. This gallery houses a permanent exhibition entitled The Roman Frontier: stories beyond Hadrian's Wall, with exhibits excavated along the Wall and others on loan from the British Museum. Hadrian's Wall was built 73 miles across Britannia, now England, 122-128 AD, under the reign of Emperor Hadrian, ruled 117-138, to mark the Northern extent of the Roman Empire and guard against barbarian attacks from the Picts to the North. The wall was fortified with milecastles with 2 turrets in between, and a fort about every 5 Roman miles. Picture by Manuel Cohen
