ighth ▁region , ▁though ▁the ▁V ele i ates ▁were ▁eth n ically ▁Lig uri ans . ▁Its ▁inhabitants ▁were , ▁in ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁V esp as ian , ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁remarkable ▁for ▁their ▁lon ge vity . ▁Nothing ▁further ▁was ▁known ▁of ▁it ▁until ▁ 1 7 4 7 , ▁when ▁some ▁pl ough men ▁found ▁the ▁famous ▁Tab ula ▁aliment aria , ▁now ▁in ▁National ▁Arch ae ological ▁Museum ▁of ▁Par ma . ▁This , ▁the ▁largest ▁ins cribed ▁bronze ▁table t ▁of ▁anti qu ity ▁( 1 . 3 ▁m ▁by ▁ 2 . 8 ▁m ) ▁contains ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁est ates ▁in ▁the ▁territ ories ▁of ▁V ele ia , ▁Lib arna , ▁Pla cent ia , ▁Par ma ▁and ▁Lu ca , ▁in ▁which ▁Tra jan ▁had ▁assigned ▁before ▁ 1 0 2 ▁CE ▁ 7 2 , 0 0 0 ▁s ester ces ▁and ▁then ▁ 1 , 0 4 4 , 0 0 0 ▁s ester ces ▁on ▁a ▁mort g age ▁bond ▁to ▁forty - six ▁est ates . ▁The ▁total ▁value ▁of ▁which ▁was ▁reck oned ▁at ▁over ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁s ester ces ▁( ~ 1 3 0 , 0 0 0 ), ▁the ▁interest ▁on ▁which ▁at ▁ 5 % ▁was ▁to ▁serve ▁for ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁ 2 6 6 ▁boys ▁and ▁ 6 ▁girls , ▁the ▁former ▁receiving ▁ 1 6 , ▁the ▁latter ▁ 1 2 ▁s ester