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Life and Letters from the Roman Frontier
Alan K. Bowman
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Description for Life and Letters from the Roman Frontier
Paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HBLA1. Category: (G) General; (U) Tertiary Education. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 249.
First published in 1998. 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 ... Read more
First published in 1998. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415920254
SKU
V9780415920254
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About Alan K. Bowman
Alan K. Bowman is a Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Oxford.
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