What invention greatly aided the distribution of manuscripts during the Early Roman Empire?

A) Narrative column
B) Diptych
C) Codex
D) Chariot

Codex

Separate pages of vellum or parchment bound together at one side; the predecessor of the modern book. The codex superseded the rotulus. In Mesoamerica, a painted and inscribed book on long sheets of bark paper or deerskin coated with fine white plaster and folded into accordion-like pleats.

Manuscripts

Documents written by hand or typewritten, rather than mechanically printed or digitally produced, often pertaining to older, unpublished works.

Narrative Column

A sculptural column, often found in ancient architecture, that tells a story through its relief carvings, typically depicting historical or mythological events.