Breeze, D. J. and Flügel, C. (2021). A military surveyor's souvenir? The Ilam Pan. Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society 21 (series 3). Vol 21, Bowness-on-Windermere: Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. pp. 43-62. https://doi.org/10.5284/1090520. Cite this via datacite
| Title: | A military surveyor's souvenir? The Ilam Pan | |||
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| Issue: | Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society 21 (series 3) | |||
| Series: | Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society | |||
| Volume: | 21 | |||
| Page Start/End: | 43 - 62 | |||
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| Abstract: | This paper reviews the inscription on the Ilam Pan. It is suggested that the vessel was manufactured in Carlisle between about 122 and about 140. Possible reasons for the absence of the fort name Aballava/Burgh-by-Sands are considered, with human agency or error being suggested. The use of the word vallum is reviewed and the evidence relating to the word rigor is investigated; its use as a specific technical surveying term is stressed. There can be little doubt that Draco was the man who commissioned the pan. The appearance of rigore on the inscription points to the possibility that he was a surveyor who took part in the planning of Hadrian's Wall. As it is therefore likely that he would have been a legionary, it is possible that Aelius was not the name of Hadrian's Wall but the nomen of Draco. | |||
| Year of Publication: | 2021 | |||
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| Created Date: | 11 Mar 2022 |
