roman writing materialChatGPT said: The cera (Latin for tabula cerata wax tablet) was a small writing board made from a hard material such as boxwood, beechwood, or even bone. In the center of the board was a hollowed out surface filled with a layer of dark wax. Writing was done on this wax layer using a stylus a pointed tool made of metal, wood, or bone (Greek: stlos, Latin: stylus). With this instrument, one would scratch characters into the wax. If necessary, the marks