#Vindolanda

[arthistoryiscooliguess]

yk what I love? that the first text we have written by a woman in England was a Roman woman inviting her best friend to her birthday

#the first words written by a woman were ones of love #she called her 'my dearest soul' #i just love women #so much #roman empire #vindolanda #hadrians wall #ancient history #history #archaeology #art history

[archaeologicalnews]

Smooth wooden phallus found at a Roman fort was likely a sex toy

A wooden phallus found in a ditch at Vindolanda, a Roman auxiliary fort in central England, may have been used for sexual purposes, new research suggests.

Archaeologists unearthed the roughly 7-inch-long (17 centimeters) phallus in 1992 and suspected that it could have been used a number of ways, including as a pestle or a good-luck charm to "ward off evil." However, a more recent analysis using 3D scans of the object revealed that both ends were worn smooth compared to the rest of the piece, indicating that it had been touched repeatedly over time, according to the study, published Feb. 20 in the journal Antiquity.

The object is likely the "first known example of a non-miniaturized disembodied phallus made of wood in the Roman world" and was one of numerous items discarded in a second century A.D. ditch, including shoes and dress accessories, small tools, and craft waste items, like scraps of leather and worked antlers, according to a statement. Read more.

#archaeology #phallus #arheology #vindolanda #england #wooden phallus #roman

[flaroh]

Somewhere along the Limes Britannicus… 🌲❤️‍🔥🌨️

I drew this piece last year for my December 2021 patrons! It's of a Roman couple gathering materials for their Saturnalia decorations in Hadrians Wall country 🧡

#roman britain #roman archaeology #hadrians wall #tagamemnon #vindolanda #roman history #ancient history #ancient rome #light acamedia #classical studies #classics #flaroh illustration #historical interpreter

[romegreeceart]

#Vindolanda #Roman Britain #everydaylife in antiquity #ancient #letter

[ancientorigins]

Northumberland is a region of Britain dripping in Roman history. It’s an archaeological treasure trove of important sites including Hadrian’s Wall and Vindolanda Fort.

#Roman Britain #Hadrian’s Wall #Vindolanda #Tablets #Northumberland #ancient #history #ancient origins

[ancientstuff]

Vindolanda. The site that keeps on giving the best stuff.

#archaeology #Vindolanda #Hadrian's Wall #Medusa

[museeeuuuum]

Amazing discovery at one of my favourite historic sites in the world

#history #museum #archaeology #rome empire #roman britain #vindolanda

[gwydionmisha]

Send beer!’ Life on the Roman frontier revealed by soldiers’ private letters

#Ancient Rome #Vindolanda #Roman Empire #Archaeology #News

[archaeologicalnews]

1,700-Year-Old Graffiti Found at Vindolanda

Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient carved stone with the image of a phallus and graffiti at the site of Vindolanda, an ancient Roman military fort and settlement on Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, England.

The ancient carved stone measures approximately 40 cm (15.7 inches) wide by 15 cm (5.9 inches) tall.

It was found by Dylan Herbert, a Vindolanda volunteer and a retired biochemist from South Wales, on May 19, 2022.

“I’d been removing a lot of rubble all week and to be honest this stone had been getting in my way, I was glad when I was told I could take it out of the trench,” Herbert said.

“It looked from the back like all the others, a very ordinary stone, but when I turned it over, I was startled to see some clear letters.”

“Only after we removed the mud did I realize the full extent of what I’d uncovered, and I was absolutely delighted.” Read more.

#archaeology #vindolanda #archeology #carved stone #graffiti #england

[swagatindisk]

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[romegreeceart]

11 September - Happy Birthday Claudia Severa :-)

A sort of repost, but it was nice to see this famous letter in person at British Museum.

Number 11 is the Birthday party invitation letter from Claudia Severa to Sulpicia Lepidina and number 12 is an another letter from Severa to her friend. Closures are written by herself and they are the earliest known examples of writing in Latin by a woman. (late 1st / early 2nd century CE)

London, July 2022

#Claudia Severa #birthday #Sulpicia Lepidina #friendship #Roman women #letter #reading and writing #1st century CE #2nd century CE #Roman britain #Vindolanda #British Museum #my photo

[ancientstuff]

I love this time of year when we start to hear about the finds from the season's excavations at Vindolanda. Always fascinating.

#archaeology #Roman Britain #ancient Rome #Batavians #Roman soldiers #Vindolanda

[morwennastower]

This is wonderful! Women in Roman Britain, and their lives also show the nature of the multi-racial society they lived in. One was a rich woman born in Africa, another was a British freed woman married to a Syrian, and Claudia Severa herself sent the Vindolanda Tablet (basically a Roman postcard) to her friend, inviting her to her birthday party.

#roman history #vindolanda #women in Roman Britain #natalie haynes