Communication in the time of ancient Rome is an interesting andlong study subject. Suffice it to say that most people of that timeperiod were not literate as schooling was reserved for the wealthy,royalty, and scribes of Hebrew temple. Most communication was bothlocal and verbal, which is why we hear the term "a man was taken athis word".Official communication took place via sealed documents, whichwere prepared by those literate in Latin afterward they were sealedby wax and an indignant ring, which belonged to a key individual.Rome constructed roadways which were specifically used to relaycommunication. Citizens were not allowed to use the communicationroadways unless they had specific permission of a governmentofficial. Often one will hear the term "The Kings Road" which wasintended to be used specifically for official communication andtravel.Things intended to be permanent communication were cast intostone. Communication (or dispatch) usually o,ccurred viainformation written upon a scroll .. a rolled up parchment of driedanimal skin. the dispatch was rolled up to preserve its contentsand sealed with wax, so the receiver would know it was original andfrom whom it originated.Since normal citizens were kept illiterate, and signet ringswere most prized possessions, there was almost no ability for thecitizens to disrupt official communication via deceptive dispatchor interception of said same. To attempt to deceive the emperor orhis assigned representatives, was a crime punishable by death.The scribes of the Hebrew temple maintained the scrolls uponwhich the official word was written. The scrolls would be read outloud by the priests on key feast days (Passover, the feast ofweeks, Pentecost, the blowing of trumpets and The feast oftabernacles. Biblical texts were learned by the people via orationby the priests (those of the house of Aaron of the tribe ofLevi).I hope this helps describe the communication methods in generalused during the time of the Roman Empire.