BCE Ostraka
Dublin Core
Title
BCE Ostraka
Subject
Veterans
Description
Materials relating to military service in the 2nd century BCE.
Creator
FSU Special Collections and Archives
Source
FSU Special Collections and Archives
Date
2nd Century BCE
Contributor
Greek and Latin Ostraka Collection
Format
Ostraka
Identifier
01/MSS 2015-012
Coverage
2nd Century BCE military bases around the Roman Empire.
Collection Items
Letter of Maximus
The Greek text of this ostrakon reveals a letter from a soldier named Maximus to a female (the term "sister" in the greeting could be meant literally, or as a term of endearment to a friend or spouse). The letter is long and deals with many…
Letter of Herennius Anotoninus
Shards of clay pottery (ostraka) were the scratch paper of Ancient Greek culture – people would use them to write short messages to each other, either in ink or by carving letters into the clay. Like modern-day scratch notes or SMS text messages,…