The Romans did the same kinds of writing that we do. Everything from inventory lists, records of births and deaths, sales receipts , contracts, letters, books, poetry, the first novel (the Satyricon), histories, biographies, memoirs, court records, senate records, and religious records.
Latin
I would say, no. The Romans did not follow our rules of English grammar. Any direct Roman writing that I have seen had no punctuation. The beginning and ending of sentences depended on the relationship of the words in the sentence. All the punctuation seems to have been an addition by scholars to make reading easier.
The most formal kind of functional writing would be formal letters. This type of letter would be used in circumstances dealing with business matters or even when writing to a stranger.
narrative
Could be italic or possibly copperplate.
Latin
The Romans used a metal stylo for writing.
Romans did chariot races for their sport
romans
The Romans strongly opposed a monarchy.
From 27 BC to 476 AD the Romans had emperors.
A Writing Kind of Day was created in 2005-04.
A Writing Kind of Day has 32 pages.
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The Romans manufactured their own ink for writing, the same as the other ancient societies. This was the most practical way for the ancients to acquire ink, as it would certainly dry out if it had to be imported a long distance.
The Romans wore togas. They are kind of like white blankets that you can wear