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Life and letters on the Roman frontier : Vindolanda and its people /
Over three hundred letters and documents have recently been discovered at the fort of Vindolanda, written on wooden tablets which have amazingly survived nearly 2000 years. Painstakingly deciphered by Alan Bowman and J. David Thomas, they have contributed a wealth of evidence for daily life in the R...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Latín |
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New York :
Routledge,
1998.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Over three hundred letters and documents have recently been discovered at the fort of Vindolanda, written on wooden tablets which have amazingly survived nearly 2000 years. Painstakingly deciphered by Alan Bowman and J. David Thomas, they have contributed a wealth of evidence for daily life in the Roman Empire. From the military documents we learn of the strength and activities of the units stationed at Vindolanda. The accounts testify to the lifestyle of officers and ordinary soldiers, with payments for pepper and oil, towels and tallow, boots and beer. Then there are snapshots of domestic life in letters between the officers' wives, including a birthday invitation (see front cover). Most fascinating of all is the evidence for a high level of literacy in the Roman army, where even someone of humble rank receives a letter from home promising him a parcel of socks. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (167 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 150-154) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781136773938 1136773932 9780203823699 0203823699 9781136773884 1136773886 9781136773921 1136773924 9780429237607 042923760X 1283965496 9781283965491 |