Apols to everyone who already knows all about this, but I think many
people who *don't* already know about it will be interested to see
it. (Picked up from an American general info mailing-list.)
Roger Fern.
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Vindolanda Tablets Online
http://vindolanda.csad.ox.ac.uk/
Written in ink on postcard-sized sheets of wood, the Vindolanda
tablets constitute a fascinating record of life in Roman Britain in
the area of northern England around Hadrian's Wall during the first
and second centuries AD. The tablets and the accompanying visual and
printed materials were brought online through the collaborative
efforts of the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents and the
Academic Computing Development Team at Oxford University. Visitors
unfamiliar with the world of Roman Britain would do well to go first
to the Exhibition section which contains helpful areas devoted to the
world of military life during this period, the tablets themselves, and
the excavations at Vindolanda. The Reference section also provides a
great deal of context to the commentaries contained on the tablets,
providing information about the military units in the Roman army and
important dates and events in early Roman Britain. The heart of the
site is dedicated to the tablets themselves, which may be browsed by
number or searched by such variables as title, author, English
translation, or commentary.
[From The Scout Report, 30.10.2003. Copyright Internet Scout Project
1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/]
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Roger Fern, Newcastle upon Tyne.
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