a line from Aeneid on wooden writing-tablet in northern England – right at the edge of the Roman empire.

British Museum

Roman poet Virgil was born #onthisday in 70 BC. One side of this wooden writing-tablet is inscribed with a line from his poem the Aeneid (shown on the top). It was found in the commanding officer’s residence at Vindolanda, a fort just south of Hadrian’s Wall in northern England – right at the edge of the Roman empire. It suggests that Virgil’s texts could have been readily available and used for writing practice in the region – the other side (bottom) is the draft of a letter. http://ow.ly/PoiX30fQUrt