Writing-tablet with a letter from Niger and Brocchus to Flavius Cerialis and Vindolanda Fort. Images: Vindolanda TrustWriting-tablet with a letter from Niger and Brocchus to Flavius Cerialis and Vindolanda Fort. Images: Vindolanda Trust
Writing-tablet with a letter from the entrepreneur Octavius to Candidus. Images: Vindolanda Trust Writing-tablet with a letter from the entrepreneur Octavius to Candidus. Images: Vindolanda Trust This is the most impressive and extensive letter found at Vindolanda so far. It is a business letter from Octavius, an entrepreneur supplying goods on a considerable scale to the Roman army. Judging by the form of the script, a number of mis-spellings, and offsets (caused when the leaves were folded before the ink had dried), it was written in haste. He uses a colloquial style, with a variety of financial and technical terms. (read the translation here: http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/pe_prb/w/tablet_with_letter.aspx )
Ready to dig. Image: Vindolanda Trust
