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‘Atiqot 89 (2017)
ISBN 2948-040X
Roof Tiles and Bricks Bearing Roman Legionary Stamps from Legio
(Hebrew, pp. 133*–140*; English summary, pp. 123–124)
Yotam Tepper
Keywords: Roman, military, legion
Excavations at Legio recovered flat roof tiles (
tegulae
), ridge tiles (
imbrices
), bricks and floor tiles. Ten of these fragments bear Roman legionary stamps in Latin: Legio VI Ferrata and Legio II Traiana. Stamps of this kind attest to a Roman military presence at the site. Petrographic analysis of the fragments containing legionary stamps shows that they were produced from local raw materials, thus confirming the existence of a pottery workshop near the legion’s permanent garrison at Legio.