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January 27, 2004
Tiberianus
University of Michigan undergraduate student Robert Stephan found some untranslated papyri in the university vault. The are now providing a window into the life of a Roman soldier. My favourite part of the story is the local Cincinnati angle.
Nearly 2000 years ago a young Roman soldier wrote home, asking his father's permission to marry his girlfriend. In another letter, he asks for boots and socks to keep his feet warm during a cold winter. And he tells how he must violently put down those who revolt and riot in Alexandria. All this - and more - about life for Tiberianus, who lived in Roman Egypt, is being advanced through the work of a Princeton High School graduate now attending the University of Michigan.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at January 27, 2004 09:09 AM
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