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Readers note: this must be a complete mixup. The inscription quoted below obviously refers to emperor Titus Vespasianus (ca. 70 A.D.), not to some 6th-cy B.C. old Latin inscription. Also why would it be called Forum inscription (without further qualifications) if found in Britain?
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The Forum Inscription (circa 550 BC) is one of the many Roman Inscriptions of Britain, but it is special as it is the only one that is at least partly legible. It reads one of the following:
Typical Translation
IMP TITO CAESARI DIVI VESPASIANI F VESPASIANO AVG PM TR P VIIII IMP XV COS VII DESIG VIII CENSORI PATER PATRIAE ET CAESARI DIVI VESPASIANI F DOMITIANO COS VI DESIG VII PRINCIPI IVENTVTIS ET OMNIVM COLLEGIORVM SACERDOTI CN IVLIO AGRICOLA LEGATO AVG PRO PR MVNICIPIVM VERVLAMIVM BASILICA ORNATA
Which translates as:
For the Emperor Titus Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, son of the Divine Vespasian, High Priest , granted the tribunician powers nine times, hailed Imperator in the field fifteen times, consul seven times, designated consul for an eighth term, censor, Father of the Fatherland , and to Caesar Domitianus, son of the Divine Vespasian, consul six times, designated consul for a seventh term, Prince of Youth , and to all the priestly brotherhoods, Gnaeus Julius Agricola, legate of the emperor with pro-praetorian power, adorned the Verulamium basilica.
2nd Translation
IMP TITO CAESARI DIVI VESPASIANI F VESPASIANO AVG PM TR P VIIII IMP XV COS VII DESIG VIII CENSORI PATER PATRIAE ET CAESARI DIVI VESPASIANI F DOMITIANO COS VI DESIG VII PRINCIPI IVENTVTIS ET OMNIVM COLLEGIORVM SACERDOTI CN IVLIO AGRICOLA CIVITAS CATVVELLAVNORVM FORO EXORNATA
Which translates as:
For the Emperor Titus Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, son of the Divine Vespasian, High Priest , granted the tribunician powers nine times, hailed Imperator in the field fifteen times, consul seven times, designated consul for an eighth term, censor, Father of the Fatherland , and to Caesar Domitianus, son of the Divine Vespasian, consul six times, designated consul for a seventh term, Prince of Youth , and to all the priestly brotherhoods, Gnaeus Julius Agricola embellished the forum of the Catuvellaunian tribal council
3rd Translation
IMP TITO CAESARI DIVI VESPASIANI F VESPASIANO AVG PM TR P VIIII IMP XV COS VII DESIG VIII CENSORI PATER PATRIAE ET CAESARI DIVI VESPASIANI F DOMITIANO COS VI DESIG VII PRINCIPI IVENTVTIS ET OMNIVM COLLEGIORVM SACERDOTI CN IVLIO AGRICOLA RESPVBLICA VERVLAMIVM LATIO DONATA
Which translates as:
For the Emperor Titus Caesar Vespasianus Augustus, son of the Divine Vespasian, High Priest , granted the tribunician powers nine times, hailed Imperator in the field fifteen times, consul seven times, designated consul for an eighth term, censor, Father of the Fatherland , and to Caesar Domitianus, son of the Divine Vespasian, consul six times, designated consul for a seventh term, Prince of Youth , and to all the priestly brotherhoods, Gnaeus Julius Agricola donated the funds to widen the Verulamium public-works
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