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Ancient Roman Legionary Brick with stamp LEG I ITAL

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Ancient Roman Legionary Brick with stamp LEG I ITAL
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Ancient Roman Legionary Brick with stamp LEG I ITAL c.1st-3rd century AD. Size 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 inches. A complete Ancient Roman Clay Brick with Stamp which operated mobile kilns, introduced bricks to many parts of the empire. Roman bricks are often stamped with the mark of the legion that supervised their production. LEGIO I ITALICA Legio prima Italica ("Italian First Legion") was a legion of the Imperial Roman army founded by emperor Nero on September 22, 66 The sources mention the peculiar fact that the original legionaries were Italics, all over six feet tall. LEG I ITAL was an expert construction legion but could equally well match the fierce Thracian tribes which had occupied the Lower Danube region for centuries before the Roman Empire reached that part of the world. Provenance: Ex Harlen Berk USA.