was discovered around the necropolis in Selvotta. This large concentration of inscriptions (, , , , , , , , , , , and many others) permitted archaeologists from Wilhelm Henzen onwards to identify Castra Albana with the modern Albano Laziale for certain. Among the inscriptions referring to the legion and the castra, the most notable is , while is a prediction of the "eternal victory" of Elagabalus, in which the legion is called "Antoniana" after the full name of the reigning emperior. The same phenomenon is seen also in the reign of Septimius Severus or Alexander Severus, when the legion was called "Severiana" (, , , , , , , ), and under Philip the Arab when the legion was called "Philippiana" (). In a temple consecrated to Minerva is mentioned and a shrine to Jupiter appears in and , while there is an altar dedicated to the Sun and the Moon in . The last epigraphic evidence regarding the Legio II Parthica at Albano is a series of little terracotta bricks which report the names of fome legionaries (, , ) - the oldest of these dates to 226, the latest was reused in the foundations of Albano Cathedral in the reign of Constantine. Only three mentions of the Legio II Parthica have been found in Italia outside of the area of Albano. The first of these is a tile dedicated by the legion to the goddess (), which was found near the temple of Diana Aricina on Lake Nemi, in the nearby community of Nemi in 1884. The other two (, ) were found near Aquileia in the Regio X Venetia et Histria. In the east, inscriptions relating to the legion are found in Mesopotamia and Syria. Notes External links Official site of the Comune of Albano Laziale Official site of the Municipal Museum of Albano Laziale Roman towns and cities in Italy Roman legionary fortresses in Italy Alba Longa Albano Laziale Castel Gandolfo