Further reading
Please refer to the following links for more information:
- For a review of some ancient uses of encryption, go to https://medium.com/tokenring/ancient-uses-of-cryptography-four-examples-that-pre-date-the-internet-14679ae4f509.
- Take a closer look at ancient languages and their origins by visiting https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-writings/hidden-hieroglyphs-ancient-egyptian-lost-language-006653.
- Read more on the revolt against Darius here: https://storytellershat.com/2017/11/13/the-tattoo-which-sparked-the-ionian-revolt/.
- Learn how the Spartans concealed messages using a scytale by visiting ozscience.com/technology/a-scytale-cryptography-of-the-ancient-sparta/.
- Read an excerpt from Jewish Literacy in Roman Palestine: https://books.google.com/books?id=zlrxbYml2ioC&pg=PA23&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false to gain insight on the literacy rate during the time period around the 4th century BCE.
- Try out the Porta cipher by...