More from the Romano-British poets? A possible metrical inscription from East Farleigh, Kent

Mullen, Alex; Tomlin, Roger

Abstract

A four-line inscription in Old Roman Cursive on a pot base found in excavations in East Farleigh, Kent, in 2010 appears to be written (at least in part) in metre and has close textual similarities with examples from Binchester, County Durham. We describe the new text and then offer some thoughts about the possible relationship of these British texts to extant Latin verse and consider how to interpret the Kentish piece in context. Although much remains uncertain in our understanding of the text, it is a significant addition to our Romano-British corpus.

Citation

Mullen, A., & Tomlin, R. (2019). More from the Romano-British poets? A possible metrical inscription from East Farleigh, Kent. Britannia, 50, 367-374. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0068113X19000084

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 4, 2019
• Online Publication Date: May 8, 2019
• Publication Date: 2019-11
• Deposit Date: Jan 7, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 3, 2019
• Journal: Britannia
• Print ISSN: 0068-113X
• Electronic ISSN: 1753-5352
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 50
• Pages: 367-374
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0068113X19000084
• Keywords: Classics; Archaeology; Archaeology; History
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1445425
• Publisher URL: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/britannia/article/more-from-the-romanobritish-poets-a-possible-metrical-inscription-from-east-farleigh-kent/CCD332FCCF334346270A0CC6BF95F72C
• Contract Date: Apr 3, 2019