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title: Bridgeness Commomerative Slab
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4245/bridgeness-commomerative-slab/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Bridgeness Commomerative Slab

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Bridgeness Commomerative Slab](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4245.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4245.jpg)

## Image Caption

This carved slab (also known as the Bridgeness slab) commemorates building the most eastern part of the [Antonine wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/Antonine_Wall/), which cut [Scotland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Scotland/) into two. Its grand inscription records the army's dedication of the building work to their emperor. The theme of the slab is [conquest](https://www.worldhistory.org/warfare/) and domination. The left hand panel depicts the noble [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) soldiers defeating the native tribes, who are shown as naked and cowering barbarians. The right hand panel shows a religious ceremony in which sacrifices are being offered to bring luck to the army. This was a [religion](https://www.worldhistory.org/religion/) very far from native ways. The inscriptions on the slab read "For the Emperor [Caesar](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/caesar/) [Titus](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Titus/) Aelius Hadrianus Antoninus [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) Pius, Father of his Country, the 2nd Augustan Legion completed \[the [Wall](https://www.worldhistory.org/wall/)\] over a distance of 4655 paces." From Bridgeness, Scotland, 2nd century CE. (National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2015, November 27). Bridgeness Commomerative Slab. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4245/bridgeness-commomerative-slab/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bridgeness Commomerative Slab." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 27, 2015. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4245/bridgeness-commomerative-slab/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Bridgeness Commomerative Slab." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Nov 2015, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4245/bridgeness-commomerative-slab/>.

## License & Copyright

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