⁶² Cod. Theod. vii. 15. 1. Translation by C. Pharr (Princeton Univ. Press, 1952). ‘Emperors Honorius and Theodosius Augusti to Gaudentius, vicar of Africa. Whereas we have learnt that the tracts of land which had been granted by the generous permission of the Ancients to the barbarians (gentiles) for the care and protection of the border (limes) and the border fortifications (fossatum) are being held by some other persons, if such persons are holding these lands because of their capacity or desire, they shall know that they must serve with zeal and labour in the care of the border fortifications and in the protection of the border, just as did those persons whom antiquity assigned to this task. Otherwise they shall know that these tracts of land must be transferred either to the barbarians (gentiles) if they can be found, or certainly to veterans, not undeservedly, so that by the observation of the provision there may be no suggestion of fear in any portion of the border fortification (fossatum) and the border (limes).’ (April 29th 409).

⁶³ Eleven of a total of sixteen identified sherds were of second- or third-century date, following J. W. Hayes' ARS typology. There was no first-century pottery.

⁶⁴ Baradez, op. cit. (note 55), 9, 10, 12.

⁶⁵ The writer's thanks are due not only to Professor H. B. Mattingly, for identification of the coin, but also to other members of the group that visited the area: Dr G. Barker, Mr J. Allen, Mr A. Pryor and P. Hayes (who found the coin).

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⁷⁰ As a plan of the site together with its location and aerial photographs of the crop marks which appear have recently been published both in this journal and in JRS (Riley and St. Joseph, op. cit., note 69) it is felt that its repetition here is unnecessary.

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⁷² Pompeii A.D. 79 (Exhibition Catalogue, 1976), Cat. No. 304.

⁷³ J. M. C. Toynbee, Art in Roman Britain (1968), Cat. No. 158, pl. 176–7.

⁷⁴ ibid. Cat. No. 156, pl. 193.

⁷⁵ ibid. Cat. No. 191, pl. 225–6.

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⁷⁸ Two examples from Worth and one from Kirmington.