Summer School: Vindolanda Tablets: Everyday Roman Life [Closed Captioned]

[tinyblackkittycat]

REally like it!

[flan984]

Oh, wow... I've been missing out lately haven't I? :)

This was a very interesting instalment of your Summer School.

I'd never heard about these tablets, but they are fascinating... It is such an incredible look into Roman everyday life... which is very different than one might expect... I like the contrast between these common letters and the images we had from all the propaganda...

[TheFaustianMan]

@flan984 Thank you, I am glad you liked it. It reminds me of the paintings and tapestries the kings would have commissioned of themselves in battle. Often leading the charge upon a great steed, and fighting off 2 or 3 men at one time. When in reality, most probably didn't even know what a horse was. hahaha!

[Nate11111Dog]

Very interesting and informative! But do we really know little about the lives of ordinary folk in that time period? Archaeologists can deduce a lot from nothing. And that's an interesting link!

[TheFaustianMan]

@Nate11111Dog Thanks for stopping by. Well archaeologists induce a lot of things from the Roman Era, the only reason we know Hannibal was in Italy was from a small plaque found that said, "Hannibal was here". And a second hand account by one person. hahaha. It's still a very new field and grows greatly more from enthusiasts than actual "schooled" archaeologists. I am glad you liked it. Hope all is going awesome with you!

[LoveMattersMost]

Hi Faust. I was drawn in by the "romance" of spying on the daily lives of people like these, from the past. I opened the link, and read a dozen or so of the passages. Wonderful stuff. Your comment that "Human beings are remarkably consistent", rang true to me too. Whether I see the ashen bodies and murals of Pompei, read the Vindolanda scripts, Biblical scripts, or the diary of Anne Frank, I am touched by the pagentry of the human experience! Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Brian.

[TheFaustianMan]

@LoveMattersMost Thank you for your lovely words! "Pageantry of the human experience" I love that! I am going to steal it! And you are very welcome! ;)

And to put it in perspective, this was about 500-600 years before the Arthurian Romances, and 600-800 years before the vikings started showing up. And these Romans were already living in places with in-door heating and plumbing that castles rarely -if ever-saw. And they frequently abandoned their posts in summer. hahaha! Italians!

[devilmemnoch]

hey faustianman, looking forward to more videos... always learn something new or fascinating from you! hope all is well.

[TheFaustianMan]

@devilmemnoch Thank you! Everything is wonderful over here on my end! I hope the same with you!

[ABombs1]

Haha, that's great. And yeah the term 'slave' does bring a natural inclination to a skinny starving African man, because that is what we are much more historically aware of, of course. Those guys got something right, that's for sure.

[TheFaustianMan]

@ABombs1 Hi Abombs1, Thanks for stopping by. I agree, America has a unique relationship with history.

[qiranger]

Great information. Found it very intriguing.

[TheFaustianMan]

@qiranger Thank you. Amazing isn't it! When you consider the level of output the Roman Empire was producing, and this is the only personal accounts that exist.