Guest agamemnon Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 Hello all. Very interesting site you are running. Ive recently read the book Life and letters on the Roman Frontier. It lacks the sweep of Colleen McCullough's books but is very interesting none the less. In the 1970s archaeologists in Britain began to unearth wooden writing tablets. It is with the translation of these that the book concerns its self. I found the scholarship a little dry but the letters and fragments themselves were very revealing, the idea that these literate Roman soldiers, camped on the farthest reaches of that huge Empire (truly facing the Barbarians at the gate) were still like soldiers everywhere concerned with food, family and wrangling transfers to warmer climes. I believe a newer edition is due to be published perhaps with even more insights into antiquity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primus Pilus Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 Welcome to the forum agamemnon. I haven't seen it yet, but certainly sounds interesting. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursus Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 Roman Britain fascinates me for some reason. I'll have to read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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