Codicillus

Japanese: codicillus
Codicillus

…The recipient could write his reply on the same tablet by melting wax. In Rome, this tablet was called a codicillus (plural codicilli). In the late reign of Augustus, Rome, which needed communication with its provinces, established a post system for the delivery of official letters along the roads, but for private letters, the wealthy had their own postal service, tabellarii. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "codicillus" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…受信者は蠟を溶かして同じ板に返信を記せた。ローマではこの板をコディキルスcodicillus(複数はコディキリcodicilli)という。属州との交信が欠かせないローマは,アウグストゥス帝の治世後期には街道上に公信のための駅伝制を置いたが,私信のためには金持ちは自前の飛脚tabellariiを持っていた。…

※「codicillus」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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