Ancient Egyptian Soldier's Letter Home Deciphered
Dating back about 1,800 years, this letter was written, mainly in Greek, by Aurelius Polion, an Egyptian man who served with the legio II Adiutrix legion around modern-day Hungary.
In the letter, discovered more than a century ago in the Egyptian town of Tebunis and only recently translated, Polion pleads with his family to respond.
A newly deciphered letter home dating back around 1,800 years reveals the pleas of a young Egyptian soldier named Aurelius Polion who was serving, probably as a volunteer, in a Roman legion in Europe.
In the letter, written mainly in Greek , Polion tells his family that he is desperate to hear from them and that he is going to request leave to make the long journey home to see them.
"I am worried about you because although you received letters from me often, you never wrote back to me so that I may know how you ..."
(Part of the letter hasn't survived.)
The back of the letter contains instructions for the carrier to deliver it to a military veteran whose name may have been Acutius Leon who could forward it to Polion's family.
http://www.livescience.com/43900-ancient-egyptian-soldier-letter-deciphered.html
Dating back about 1,800 years, this letter was written, mainly in Greek, by Aurelius Polion, an Egyptian man who served with the legio II Adiutrix legion around modern-day Hungary.
In the letter, discovered more than a century ago in the Egyptian town of Tebunis and only recently translated, Polion pleads with his family to respond.
A newly deciphered letter home dating back around 1,800 years reveals the pleas of a young Egyptian soldier named Aurelius Polion who was serving, probably as a volunteer, in a Roman legion in Europe.
In the letter, written mainly in Greek , Polion tells his family that he is desperate to hear from them and that he is going to request leave to make the long journey home to see them.
"I am worried about you because although you received letters from me often, you never wrote back to me so that I may know how you ..."
(Part of the letter hasn't survived.)
The back of the letter contains instructions for the carrier to deliver it to a military veteran whose name may have been Acutius Leon who could forward it to Polion's family.
http://www.livescience.com/43900-ancient-egyptian-soldier-letter-deciphered.html
