aporeticelenchus:katherinebarlow:historyarchaeologyartefacts:REPOST : Roman stylus 70AD, in comon va
aporeticelenchus:katherinebarlow:historyarchaeologyartefacts:REPOST : Roman stylus 70AD, in comon vanacular translates into “i went into the city and all i bought you was this lousy pen” , link and full translation in the comments [640 x 320]https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/28/uk/roman-stylus-london-scli-gbr-intl/index.htmlIt reads: “I have come from the City. I bring you a welcome gift with a sharp point that you may remember me. I ask, if fortune allowed, that I might be able (to give) as generously as the way is long (and) as my purse is empty.”In other words: I’m broke, but here’s a pen. -- source link
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