Lost_Warrior Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 I noticed the picture of the tablet in This Post. The writing on it...doesn't seem a thing like the Latin lettering that is usually seen. It seems somewhat close to Greek, but not quite. What is it? Also...what did ancient "handwriting" look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanista Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Also...what did ancient "handwriting" look like? Scratchy and spidery - the Roman style, anyway. But I'll bet that comes from scribbling away on wax notebooks...does nothing for your handwriting style! Russ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Salve, Amici Also...what did ancient "handwriting" look like? Scratchy and spidery - the Roman style, anyway. But I'll bet that comes from scribbling away on wax notebooks...does nothing for your handwriting style! Russ Check on an electoral Pompeian Grafitti in THIS THREAD (POST # 105) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanista Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Check on an electoral Pompeian Grafitti in THIS THREAD (POST # 105) Lovely and neat. I'm pretty sure the stuff from Vindolanda was all untidy (the letters asking for underpants and so forth), but I could be wrong. I guess the answer to the question is "the same as todays" - some folk were neat, others less so (and I know what camp I'm in!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted September 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Check on an electoral Pompeian Grafitti in THIS THREAD (POST # 105) Are those letters Latin? Or Greek? It looks Greek to me but I could be mistaken. The translation given is Latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Salve, LW Check on an electoral Pompeian Grafitti in THIS THREAD (POST # 105) Are those letters Latin? Or Greek? It looks Greek to me but I could be mistaken. The translation given is Latin. Just straight Flavian Latin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Salve, L Check on an electoral Pompeian Grafitti in THIS THREAD (POST # 105) Lovely and neat. I'm pretty sure the stuff from Vindolanda was all untidy (the letters asking for underpants and so forth), but I could be wrong. I guess the answer to the question is "the same as todays" - some folk were neat, others less so (and I know what camp I'm in!). Then as now, political propaganda has to be clear and easy to understand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost_Warrior Posted September 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Just straight Flavian Latin. Really? Wow! I had no idea it looked like that, honestly. I'm used to seeing the kind of block letters used in stone etc. I really had no idea the Romans had "round" letters like we do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Neil Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Just straight Flavian Latin. Really? Wow! I had no idea it looked like that, honestly. I'm used to seeing the kind of block letters used in stone etc. I really had no idea the Romans had "round" letters like we do. Have you checked out the 'Vindolanda Tablets'? The writing on these wafer thin scraps of wood is much the same as the example given, and a comparison between this kind of cursive handwriting and the carved capitals on inscriptions is probably much the same as a comparison of contemporary handwriting to the headline pages of The Times or the International Herald Tribune. Here is a link to the Vindolanda Tablets: http://vindolanda.csad.ox.ac.uk/ Also check out MPC's link on this thread, post 13: http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=8903 You are right LW, these cursive texts do at first appear similar to Greek. However, the similarity is illusary - I have been told by people of the Muslim faith that at first glance our handwriting appears to resemble Arabic. But only at first glance! Whilst I am at it, can anyone PLEASE tell me how I can convert a lengthy link such as the two I have inserted, to a simple word such as 'Here' or 'This' like all you other more computer literate people can? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Salve, Amici Just straight Flavian Latin. Really? Wow! I had no idea it looked like that, honestly. I'm used to seeing the kind of block letters used in stone etc. I really had no idea the Romans had "round" letters like we do. Have you checked out the 'Vindolanda Tablets'? The writing on these wafer thin scraps of wood is much the same as the example given, and a comparison between this kind of cursive handwriting and the carved capitals on inscriptions is probably much the same as a comparison of contemporary handwriting to the headline pages of The Times or the International Herald Tribune. Here is a link to the Vindolanda Tablets: http://vindolanda.csad.ox.ac.uk/ Also check out MPC's link on this thread, post 13: http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=8903 You are right LW, these cursive texts do at first appear similar to Greek. However, the similarity is illusary - I have been told by people of the Muslim faith that at first glance our handwriting appears to resemble Arabic. But only at first glance! This is a reading help from the Vindolandia CSAD site (NN's first link); if you check it closely, you may verify the letters are not that different from the Pompeian grafitti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASCLEPIADES Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Salve, NN. Whilst I am at it, can anyone PLEASE tell me how I can convert a lengthy link such as the two I have inserted, to a simple word such as 'Here' or 'This' like all you other more computer literate people can? When you are editing any post like this one, you can see the edition toolbar over the upper left corner of your text box's frame. If you click on the green "Insert Link" button (sixth from the left) you get a message box that asks you to "Please enter the full URL"; after doing so and clicking again, the next message box asks you to "Please enter the title for this item". You can type it as long or as short as you like; one more click to accept and voil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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