Object type
milestone
Culture/period
Roman world
Materials
limestone
Technique
carving
Production date
-124 / -110
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Can Vendrell
Township
Santa Eulàlia de Ronçana (Vallès Oriental)
Dimensions
475 x 360 x 360 mm
Description
Cylindrical milestone, found in 1880, which only preserves the top, indicating Mile XXI on the road linking Osona with the central Catalan coast, through Vallès. The inscription refers to Manius Sergius, proconsul of Hispania Citerior, who was commissioned to build the road. Two more milestones with the same person are known. The inscription:
M(anius) SERGI(us) M(ani) F(lius) / PROCO / (n)S(ule) / (milia passum) XXI
© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID
2393