Where there scribes in ancient Rome?

Answer 1

The ancient Roman scribes wrote whereaver they were needed. For example, if they were employed by a book seller, they would do their copying at the booksellers place of business, if they were taking dictation from their master (if a slave), they would write in the master's office. They also took down the resolutions of the senate, so they would have to be in the senate house. Since they did not have tape recorders in ancient Rome, the scribe would have to be in the place where he could hear what he was supposed to write down.

Answer 2

Yes, in the days before copiers or the printing press, scribes were used to copy documents and to write letters for the illiterate.