If you've never read the Vindolanda tablets, you need to.
They're a rare insight into everyday life on the Roman frontier in Britain.
Turns out it's mostly arguments about bar bills, and begging letters to mum back in Italy to PLEASE send some warm socks.
They're fascinating.
They're a rare insight into everyday life on the Roman frontier in Britain.
Turns out it's mostly arguments about bar bills, and begging letters to mum back in Italy to PLEASE send some warm socks.
They're fascinating.
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And they're fascinating precisely because (Latin aside) they could be letters from ANY bunch of soldiers stationed far from home, from any era.
Our image of Rome is shaped by Classics. The Vindolanda tablets blow that image apart.
Our image of Rome is shaped by Classics. The Vindolanda tablets blow that image apart.
They also contain exactly the same passive aggressive family drama you see on Facebook and elsewhere today.
"I'm writing to you, despite the fact that you've not written to me in months, because good brothers write to each other. And I am a good brother"
That kind of thing.
"I'm writing to you, despite the fact that you've not written to me in months, because good brothers write to each other. And I am a good brother"
That kind of thing.
Roman Army in Tacitus vs Roman Army in Vindolanda Tablets 
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