D[IIS] M[ANIBVS] S[ACRVM] FABIÆ HONOR ATÆ FABIVS HON ORATIVS TRIBVN[VS] COH[ORTIS] I. VANGION[VM] ET AVRELIA EGLIC IANE FECER VNT FILIÆ DVLCISSIMÆ Sacred to the divine Manes of Fabia Honorata. Fabius Hon- oratius the tribune of the First cohort of Vangiones,[146] And Aurelia Eglic- iane erected _this_ To their most sweet daughter. [Sidenote: MORTALITY OF THE GARRISON.] ‘Tender souls!’ exclaims Hodgson, ‘your last act of piety to a beloved daughter has not been forgotten: the altar that bears the memorial of your affection still exists, though it has been banished from the custody of the ashes which were committed to its care.’ Though painful, it is yet pleasant to notice the heavings of natural affection in the martial bosom of a Roman soldier. This stone differs from most of the sepulchral monuments, in being an altar instead of a slab, and in not mentioning the age of the deceased. It has been remarked that the larger proportion of the tomb-stones of the mural region record the deaths of young persons. The climate of the north of England, particularly of the exposed district of the Barrier, must have told with fearful severity upon the constitutions of those who had been reared under the sunny skies of Italy and Spain. [Illustration: Sepulchral Slab to the Manes of Aurelia Faia, Magna] [Sidenote: SEPULCHRAL SLAB.] The large slab which is here figured, was found at Carvoran, and is now in the castle of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It reads— D[IIS] M[ANIBVS] AVRE[LIAE] FAIAE D[OMO] SALONAS AVRE[LIVS] MARCVS Ↄ (_centurio_) OBSEQ[IO] CON- IVG[IS] SANCTIS- SIMAE QVAE VI- XIT ANNIS XXXIII. SINE VLLA MACVLA To the divine Manes of Aurelia Faia, Of a house of Salona, Aurelius Marcus A centurion, out of affection For his most holy wife Who lived Thirty three years, Without any stain, _erected this_. [Sidenote: MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS.]