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Contents of 25 personal letters written by Romans nearly 2,000 years ago to be revealed after they were found near Hadrian's Wall
« on: July 11, 2017, 01:22:20 am »
Daily Mail
Pheobe Weston
July 10, 2017

A hoard of 25 personal letters and lists has been discovered near Hardian's Wall after they were discarded during the 1st Century AD.

The ink documents were found several metres down in damp earth at the Roman fort of Vindolanda in Northumberland.

One of the letters was written by a man called Masclus, who is best known for a previous letter to his Commanding Officers asking for more beer, this time asking for leave from work.

More... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4682074/A-cache-25-personal-Roman-letters-discovered-pit.html


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Re: Contents of 25 personal letters written by Romans nearly 2,000 years ago to be revealed after they were found near Hadrian's Wall
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2017, 01:50:07 am »
You'll get your breaks on Broadway, Masclus.
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Re: Contents of 25 personal letters written by Romans nearly 2,000 years ago to be revealed after they were found near Hadrian's Wall
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2017, 01:56:58 am »
Quote from: rodamala on July 11, 2017, 01:50:07 am
You'll get your breaks on Broadway, Masclus.


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Re: Contents of 25 personal letters written by Romans nearly 2,000 years ago to be revealed after they were found near Hadrian's Wall
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2017, 02:17:16 am »
Damn! Two thousand years and you still can't trust the postal service!
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