Scholars Finally Decode 'Unreadable' Ancient Roman Tablets That No One Was Supposed to See ...
Archaeologists in Turkey have unearthed more than 2,000 clay seal impressions that ancient officials once used to fasten government documents. Researchers discovered the stamp collection during ...
Experts have deciphered writings etched on two batches of ancient Roman wooden wax tablets that were previously unreadable. The tablets were tossed into a well, presumably to ensure that nobody would ...
This article originally appeared in The Conversation. If you were to visit a bookshop in the ancient world, what would it be like? You don’t just have to imagine it. The ancient Roman writer Aulus ...