What it is: A wooden tablet with carbon-based ink Where it is from: Vindolanda Roman fort ... from [Claudia] Severa," according to the British Museum, where the object is housed.
BETTANY HUGHES: Close on 2,000 years ago, the Romans arrived in Britain, bringing with them new food, fashions, and lifestyles which the richer women living in Roman Britain were able to enjoy.
A new exhibition at the British Museum looks at ... objects and features iconic Roman military objects alongside contemporary evidence of the real lives of men, women, and children – citizens ...