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The Vindolanda Tablets

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Alumni Weekend
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Professor Alan Bowman gives a talk on the Roman fort of Vindolanda. Using the famous Vindolanda tablets and other written sources found at the site, he paints a vivid picture of life at the Roman fort and in Roman Britain during the reign of Hadrian.

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Alumni Weekend
People
Alan Bowman
Keywords
Vindolanda tablets
alumni
roman
Britain
ancient history
archaeology
Hadrian
Department: Alumni Office
Date Added: 12/06/2009
Duration: 00:54:58

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