Africans - the original residents of Roman Britain

The England of today is home to an incoming people who found (by phenotype) Africans in that country known as Celts, who,
research shows, originated Latin. The tombstone on the left shows its use before the heaviest period of the invasion of the
new peoples.

This finely carved gravestone shows an upper class Roman
dining scene. The size and quality of the stone is a statement of
high family status, as is the scene it depicts.

The figure at the centre of the image is a woman, probably Julia
herself, enjoying the meal reclining on a couch. She has a wine-
jar in her hand. The carving also shows a young girl, seated, a
small table, a young man - possibly a servant - and an older,
bearded man in a tunic. This male figure is presumed to be
Julia's heir, Aurelius Mercurialis.

The inscription beneath is translated as:

'To the spirits of the departed (and) of Julia Velva: she lived most
dutifully 50 years. Aurelius Mercurialis, her heir, had this set up , and
in his lifetime made this for himself and his family.'

Yorkshire..art, art history, Paul Marc Washington, paleoneolithic@yahoo.com

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