effervescentaardvark:Roman Military Diploma: This is a replica of a military diploma found in 1821
effervescentaardvark: Roman Military Diploma: This is a replica of a military diploma found in 1821 in Malpas, Cheshire. Only 13 such diplomas have been discovered in Great Britain and this is the most complete one known.Military diplomas are certificates of discharge inscribed on bronze tablets. They were issued to all auxiliary soldiers when they had served for 25 years. The diplomas granted citizenship to soldiers and their children, and made their marriages legal.This diploma was issued by the Roman emperor Trajan (AD 98-117) and was issued to Reburrus, a Spanish junior officer in the 1st Pannonian cavalry regiment. The original declaration would have been displayed in the Forum at Rome and a version copied onto these bronze tablets to be treasured as proof od Roman citizenship. The original is in the British Museum, London.(photo taken in the Grosvenor Museum, Chester) -- source link
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