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Two Letters from Vindolanda

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 November 2011

A.K. Bowman ,
J.D. Thomas  and
J.N. Adams
A.K. Bowman
Affiliation:
Christ Church, Oxford
J.D. Thomas
Affiliation:
University of Durham
J.N. Adams
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
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Abstract

In this article we offer editions of two texts which were discovered at Vindolanda in the excavation seasons of 1986 and 1988, respectively. Both the letters are complete and are of exceptional interest from the linguistic point of view, as well as for the information which they yield on a variety of points of military, social and economic history.

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Britannia , Volume 21 , November 1990 , pp. 33 - 52
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Copyright © A.K. Bowman and J.D. Thomas 1990. Exclusive Licence to Publish: The Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies

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1 Both letters were included in a selection of texts which were discussed at seminars in Oxford in November 1986 and March 1989; we are grateful to all those who took part in these seminars for their helpful suggestions. We are particularly indebted to Robin Birley for his help in general and in particular for advice on archaeological points, and to Tony Birley for several important suggestions for readings.

2 In the editions which follow Adams is responsible for the extensive linguistic comments, and Bowman and Thomas are jointly responsible for the readings and for comments on all other points (palaeographical, historical, military, etc.). The following works are referred to in abbreviated form:

Adams, Terentianus: Adams, J.N., The Vulgar Latin of the letters of Claudius Terentianus (P. Mich. VIII 467–72) (Manchester, 1977)Google Scholar

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Davies, SRA: Davies, R.W., Service in the Roman Army (Breeze, D. and Maxfleld, V. (eds.) Edinburgh, 1989)Google Scholar Hofmann-Szantyr: Hofmann, J.B. and Szantyr, A., Lateinische Syntax und Stilistik (Munich, 1965)Google Scholar

Kühner-Stegmann: Kühner, R. and Stegmann, C., Ausführliche Grammatik der lateinischen Sprache: Satzlehre3, rev. by Thierfelder, A. (Leverkusen, 1955)Google Scholar

Leumann: Leumann, M., Lateinische Laut- und Formenlehre6 (Munich, 1977)Google Scholar

Neue-Wagener: Neue, F. and Wagener, C., Formenlehre der lateinischen Sprache1, (Leipzig-Berlin, 1892–1905) OLD: Oxford Latin DictionaryGoogle Scholar

Svennung, Palladius: Svennung, J., Untersuchungen zu Palladius und zur lateinischen Fach- und Volkssprache (Lund, 1935)Google Scholar

Tab. Vindol.: Bowman, A.K. and Thomas, J.D., Vindolanda: the Latin Writing-Tablets Britannia Mono. Ser. no. 4 (London, 1983)Google Scholar

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Väänänen, Inscript, pomp.: Väänänen, V., Le latin vulgaire des inscriptions pompéiennes (Berlin, 1966).Google Scholar

3 This is the view of Adams. Bowman and Thomas are much less sure.