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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bowman, Alan K., 1944- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge 1998.
Colección:EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
Ver en Universidad de Navarra:https://innopac.unav.es/record=b40505601*spi
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The writing-tablets
  • Strategies of occupation
  • The Roman army
  • Officers and men, and women
  • Social and economic life on the frontier
  • Letters and literacy
  • Appendix I. Technical terminology
  • Appendix II. The texts.