History Major Studies Ancient Roman Tablets
June 18, 2024
June 18, 2024
LEXINGTON, Virginia, June 18 -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news:
Could a 2,000-year-old birthday party invitation hold the key to military diplomacy? Jack Conley '25, a history major at Virginia Military Institute, thinks it may, and is researching the hand-written letter, along with other ancient tablets, for his Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI) project titled, "The Vindolanda Tablets: Understanding the Roman Frontier in Northern Britain.&qu . . .
Could a 2,000-year-old birthday party invitation hold the key to military diplomacy? Jack Conley '25, a history major at Virginia Military Institute, thinks it may, and is researching the hand-written letter, along with other ancient tablets, for his Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI) project titled, "The Vindolanda Tablets: Understanding the Roman Frontier in Northern Britain.&qu . . .