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| Thursday, November 05, 2009 |
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Vindolanda Roman Fort |
| The roman fort at Vindolanda predates Hadrian's Wall. It defended northern Roman Britain until the fifth century AD and supported a substantial civilian settlement. More. Labels: military, roman empire, scholar, vindolanda |
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| Monday, November 02, 2009 |
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The Vindolanda Calendar |
| The Vindolanda Calendar is the only example of a portable Roman calendar in Britain and as yet, the whole Roman world. More. Labels: roman empire, scholar, vindolanda |
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| Tuesday, October 27, 2009 |
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Preview: Top 10 Artefacts Coming to the New Vindolanda Museum in 2011 |
| The tablets on loan from the British Museum will be the star attraction at the newly refurbished museum. Birley says: "There are some amazing tablets: they cover personal letters, store lists, writing exercises and garrison strength reports. We will be highlighting those in the exhibition and using the tablets to tell their own story from the past. That really has to be our top treasure". More. Labels: museum, roman empire, united kingdom, vindolanda |
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| Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
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Preview: Top 10 Artefacts Coming to the New Vindolanda Museum in 2011 |
| Earlier this month the Vindolanda Trust won funding of £4 million towards the cost of refurbishing their two existing museums at the fort of Vindolanda on Hadrian's Wall. More. Labels: museum, roman empire, united kingdom, vindolanda |
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| Tuesday, September 29, 2009 |
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Cash boost paves way for Vindolanda letters to return home |
| IT will be a case of return to sender as a cash windfall to be announced today paves the way for the return of priceless Roman letters to Northumberland. The first letters, or thin wooden writing tablets, were found at Vindolanda fort in 1973 and since then around 1,600 have been stored at the British Museum. More. Labels: museum, roman empire, united kingdom, vindolanda |
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Roman 'postcards' to go on show |
| "Postcards" written by Roman soldiers stationed in Northumberland are to be returned to the county. The Vindolanda Tablets, named after the camp on Hadrian's Wall, are currently held in The British Museum in London. More. Labels: museum, roman empire, united kingdom, vindolanda |
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| Wednesday, September 23, 2009 |
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The Vindolanda Tablets |
The Vindolanda tablets are rare Roman letters and documents that preserve details of life in a roman frontier province. Dating from the first and second centuries AD, the Vindolanda tablets consist of letters, accounts and records of life in the Roman fort of Vindolanda. They are a unique source of information on ancient roman writing as well as everyday roman life on the frontier of Roman Britain.
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