Mostly papyrus! It was cheap and available enough from trade routes that low-grade papyrus was used for wrapping.
In this case, however, the tablet used by re-enactor would hold a sheet of wax or lead inside the wood frame, which could be ‘erased’ and reused multiple times. Perfect for a soldier jotting down the night’s password, or taking note of those coming-and-going through a watchpoint!
What did the Romans write on? Paper wasn’t invented yet, so… parchment? Papyrus (Egypt was part of the empire)?
Mostly papyrus! It was cheap and available enough from trade routes that low-grade papyrus was used for wrapping.
In this case, however, the tablet used by re-enactor would hold a sheet of wax or lead inside the wood frame, which could be ‘erased’ and reused multiple times. Perfect for a soldier jotting down the night’s password, or taking note of those coming-and-going through a watchpoint!