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THE JOURNAL OF ROMAN STUDIES VOLUME XV. 1925 PART 1 CONTENTS Gino Rosi. Sepulchral architecture as illustrated by the rock facades of Central Etruria. A. M. Ramsay. The speed of the Roman Imperial Post. S. Rowland Pierce. The Mausoleum of Hadrian and ths Pons Aelius. Jocelyn Toynbee. Further notes on Britannia coin-tjjpes. REVIEWS OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS Kulturgeschichte des Altertums. Von Walter Otto. Ancient and Modern Rome. By Senatore R. Iterum. By W. E. Heitland. Lanciani. The Healing gods of ancient civilisations. By Wanderings through Ancient Roman Churches. By W. A. Jayne. Senatore R. Lanciani. The pagan background of early Christianity. By The Drawings of Claude Lorrain. By A. M. Hind. W. R. Halliday. Das Grabmal von Igel. Von H. Dragendorff and Das hellenische Thessal-cn. Von Dr. Frisdrich E. Kriiger. Stahlin. Air Survey and Archaeology. By 0. G. S. Crawford. The last age of Roman Britain. By Edward Foord. The Roman road to Portslade. By James Dunning. Italische Graberkunde. Part I. Von Friedrich v. Duhn. Roman Folkestone. By S. E. Winbolt. Etruria antica. Ey Pericle Ducati. The Roman villa at Bigno;-, Sussex. By S. E. Roman building materials of the Republic. By Winbolt. Tenney Frank. Cicero de Finibus. Libri I, II. Edited by J. S. Reid. Roman architecture under the Empire. By G. T. Virgil's Biographia Litteraria. By De Witt, Ph.D. Rivoiia. Translated by G. McN. Rushforth. The Scriptores Historiae Augustae. Edited by Vitruv und die Poliorketiker, etc. Von W. Sackur. David Magie, Ph.D. Frontinus, The Stratagems and the Aqueducts of An anthology of Medieval Latin. Chosen by Rome (Loeb Classical Library). Steplien Gaselec. NOTICES Piracy in the ancient world. By H. Ormerod. James Leigh Strachau-Davidson, Master of Balliol : New guide to Pompeii. By Wilhelm Engelmann. a memoir. By J. W. Mackail. Die SteUe dcs Romertums in der humanistischcn ' Festschrift Paul Arndt . von seinen Miinchner Bildung. Von E. Fraenkel. Freunden. Prolegomena to an edition of the Panegyricus Messalae. By Jacob Hammer. Epigraphica Latina Africans. By Gunnar Sbder- Pastoral and allegory : a re-reading of the Bucolics strom. of Virgil. By J. S. Phiilimore. Albania. Fasc. I, 1925. List of Accessions to the Library and Slide Collections. PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF ROMAN STUDIES AT THE OFFICE OF THE SOCIETY 50 BEDFORD SQUARE W.C.I. TO BE OBTAINED THROUGH ALL BOOKSELLERS AND FROM THE SOCIETY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Society for tl?e promotion of Ibellenic Stubjea. Annual Subscription - ONE GUINEA. Entrance.Fee - ONE GUINEA. PRESENT—MK. ARTHUR HAMILTON SMITH. 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Topharn, Firth Park Secondary School, Sheffield ; Mr. E. D. T. Jenkins, University College, Aberystwyth; Miss M. E. Lees, University College, Bangor.; Miss B. A. Leary, County School for Girls, Ashford, Kent ; Mr. S. Price, 33, Walton Well Road, Oxford.; Mr. J. M. Gaussen, 16, Lewes Crescent, Brighton ; Mr. T. A. Sinclair, University College, Southampton ; Mr. F. Fletcher, University. College, Exeter ; and Mr. C. W. Baty, 49, Waterloo Road, Bedford. THE JOURNAL OF ROMAN STUDIES All rights reserved. THE JOURNAL OF ROMAN STUDIES VOLUME XV PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY FOR THE PRO- MOTION OF ROMAN STUDIES AT THE OFFICE OF THE SOCIETY, 50 BEDFORD SQUARE, W.C 1. LONDON 1925 The printing of this fart was completed on 2\th July, 1926. CONTENTS. PAGE GINO Rosi. Sepulchral architecture as illustrated by the rock facades of Central Etruria . r A. M. RAMSAY. The speed of the Roman Imperial post . 60 S. ROWLAND PIERCE. The Mausoleum of Hadrian and the Pons Aelius . 75 JOCELYN TOYNBEE. Further notes on Britannia coin-types. 104 W. H. BUCKLER, W. M. CALDER and C. W. M. Cox. Asia Minor, 1924. II. Monuments from Cotiaeum . 141 S. N. MILLER. Roman York: excavations of 1925 .. .. .. .. 176 NORMAN H. BAYNES. Three notes on the reforms of Diocletian and Constantine 195 HAROLD MATTINGLY. Some historical coins of Hadrian . 209 R. G. COLLINGWOOD and M. V. TAYLOR. Roman Britain in 1925 . 223 DAVID M. ROBINSON. Notes on inscriptions from Antioch in Pisidia . 253 HOLMES V. M. DENNIS 3rd. Another note on the Vandal occupation of Hippo Regius . 263 Reviews of Recent Publications . 107, 269 Notices . 139, 292 List of works received . 297 Proceedings of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, 1925—6 : Open meetings . 299 Annual general meeting . 299 Report of the Council for the year 1925 300 Income and Expenditure Account for the year ending 31 December, 1925 . 303 Balance Sheet as at 31 December, 1925 . 304 Index . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 305 Title page . iii List of Contents . v List of Reviews and Notices of Recent Publications vi List of Plates viii List of Illustrations in the Text . x List of Officers and Council for 1926-7 . xiii List of Members and Subscribing Libraries . xiv REVIEWS AND NOTICES OF RECENT PUBLICATIONS. REVIEWS. PAGE Kulturgeschichte des Altertums : von WALTER OTTO . 107 Iterum. By W. E. HEITLAND . .. 108 The Healing gods of ancient civilisations. By W. A. JAYNE .. .. .. ill The pagan background of early Christianity. By W. R. HALLIDAY .. .. 112 Das hellenische Thessalien. Von Dr. FRIEDRICH STAHLIN .. .. .. .. 113 The last age of Roman Britain. By EDWARD FOORD .. .. .. .. 114 Italische Graberkunde. Parti. Von FRIEDRICH VON DUHN 117 Etruria Antica. By PERICLE DUCATI 118 Roman building materials of the Republic. By TENNEY FRANK . 119 Roman architecture under the Empire. By G. T. RIVOIRA. Translated by G. McN. RUSHFORTH 124 Vitruv und die Poliorketiker, etc. Von W. SACKUR . 125 Frontinus. The Stratagems and the Aqueducts of Rome (Loeb Classical Library) 127 Ancient and Modern Rome. By SENATORE R. LANCIANI 129 Wanderings through ancient Roman churches. By SENATORE R. LANCIANI . 129 The drawings of Claude Lorrain. By A. M. HIND .. .. .. .. .. 131 Das Grabmal von Igel. Von H. DRAGENDORFF und E. KRUCER . 131 Air-Survey and Archaeology. By O. G. S. CRAWFORD . 133 The Roman road to Portslade. By JAMES DUNNING . 134 Roman Folkestone. By S. E. WINBOLT 134 The Roman villa at Bignor, Sussex. By S. E. WINBOLT 134 Cicero, de Finibus. Libri I, II. Edited by J. S. REID . 135 Virgil's Biographia Litteraria. By DE WITT, Ph.D. 136 The Scriptores Historiae Augustae. Edited by DAVID MAGIE, Ph.D.