owed and the remaining 14 are miscellaneous. The tablets were translated by Dr Roger Tomlin, an expert in Roman cursive, the writing style in which the tablets were written.

Tablets vary in content, including the oldest financial document from London (dating to 8 January 57 AD), about 3 to 4 years before the city was destroyed by Boudica. It also documents how the Roman government responded with their military and how soon