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Ancient Roman graffiti contains many inscriptions that seem to be from common people, especially soldiers. Does this meant that common Romans were literate? How would the average Roman soldier learn to read and write, compared to the average aristocrat?

by /u/Mr_Quinn in /r/AskHistorians

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