tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767646968911347208.post258140648612727202..comments2024-02-20T05:31:26.304-05:00Comments on Italianthro: Legacy of the Romans in BritainItalianthrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09861218992434816390noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767646968911347208.post-8410771478715072072014-11-06T20:26:29.526-05:002014-11-06T20:26:29.526-05:00@ SW
"Rome's occupation in Britain had *...@ SW<br /><br />"Rome's occupation in Britain had *very* little genetic or cultural impact..."<br /><br />Quite the opposite, considering that the Romans established many settlements in Britain, which lasted for a long time, London (Londinium) among them.<br /><br />Here are some arguments:<br /><br />1. The Roman historian Tacitus mentions some 70.000 Italian colonists murdered by Lucianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034217327889879729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767646968911347208.post-22833905869319300772012-05-09T09:59:10.298-04:002012-05-09T09:59:10.298-04:00That British Museum piece seems to have a bias tow...That British Museum piece seems to have a bias toward showing how "talented and wealthy native British societies" were and discounting Roman influences. Also, all of the sources cited at the end are from the 80s and early 90s. <br /><br />According to more recent research by British archaeologists, Romanization was extensive in Britain and lasted centuries after the Anglo-Saxon Italianthrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861218992434816390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767646968911347208.post-36382446352160856582012-05-08T08:13:50.487-04:002012-05-08T08:13:50.487-04:00This is a good write up on Roman Britain and its i...This is a good write up on Roman Britain and its influence on subsequent generations:<br /><br />http://www.britishmuseum.org/PDF/british_museum_roman_britain.pdf<br /><br />My opinion is that Rome's occupation in Britain had *very* little genetic or cultural impact on the island, and that essentially, any trace of it was all but lost when the Anglo-Saxons invaded. Then, with the Renaissance QueerMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18239844805912745886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767646968911347208.post-84942856830871111182011-12-15T15:27:04.860-05:002011-12-15T15:27:04.860-05:00The Romans were like Nazis, vicious and ruthless.
...The Romans were like Nazis, vicious and ruthless.<br />They were thick too learning everything from other races like the Greeks.Barbariannoreply@blogger.com