Any guesses on where and when the following was written? (Hint: It’s a translation.)
“Oh how much I want you at my birthday party,” writes Claudia. “You’ll make the day so much more fun. I do so hope you can make it. Goodbye, sister, my dearest soul.”
I was certainly surprised to learn where and when it was written …
Hint 2: It is the oldest handwritten message by a woman found anywhere.
There’s a story there …
(Now try guessing before you do that search … )
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Continue reading for the answer at Climate change threatening buried UK treasures.
"Another fort a few miles along Hadrian’s Wall gives an idea of the astonishing objects that could lie hidden at Magna.
Digs at Vindolanda have uncovered the world’s oldest boxing gloves - so well-preserved that you can still see the imprint of the boxer’s knuckles on one.
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It is also the source of the oldest handwritten message by a woman found anywhere. [emphasis added]
In the note, Claudia Severa, the wife of the commanding officer of a nearby fort, invites her friend Lepidina to her birthday party on 11 September about 1,900 years ago." [emphasis added]
“Oh how much I want you at my birthday party,” writes Claudia. “You’ll make the day so much more fun. I do so hope you can make it. Goodbye, sister, my dearest soul.”
[Enjoy!]