copperbadge: njelruch:aporeticelenchus:katherinebarlow:historyarchaeologyartefacts: REPOST : R
copperbadge: njelruch: 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.html It 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. @copperbadge This made me think of you… Also, Happy Birthday! Here’s a pen! Aw, who wouldn’t love a stylus from Rome! -- source link