Talk:Roman conquest of Britain
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Hello. I'm glad to see the subject of Roman archaeology being intensively worked on. Your user page doesn't say how long you've been involved, but I take it not long. (Same here.) Keep up the good work. Deb
I have been around Wikipedia since February. We have a little overlap between this page and your Caratacus but I do not think it matters. I am particularly interested in the Hadrian's wall area, and Lullingstone. We will probably be editing one another's pages. -- Vignaux
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[edit] overlapping page
This page overlaps considerably with Roman Britain. Perhaps they should be combined? (I posted a corresponding comment on Talk:Roman Britain. Fpahl 16:27, 13 Apr 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Good but....
The page is a good reflection of Roman history, but:
- It missed the point about Agricola. In Tacitus's work, Agricola beat the last unconquered tribes of Britain, the Caledonians, at the battle of Mons Graupius. He was then recalled to Rome, and Britain, once conquered was allowed to slip from the clutches of Rome. So, according to history, the entirety of Albion was conquered. This is according to our only historical account which was written by Tacitus who was Agricola's son in law. Bias is certain.
- the article makes it out that all Britons were hostile to Rome's offensive. Many tribes openly welcomed the Romans, partially because of the benefits that would come by being under the control of Rome including Roman Citizenship for nobles of a client kingdom.
- the information about the Roman "boundary", whether it be Hadrian's Wall, or the Antonine Wall is very out of date. The Romans had a fundamental influence, often direct, on Scotland, as far north as Aberdeen, for many hundreds of years. The "Scots" may get some pride out of keeping the Romans out, but that probably wasn't the case. Read "history of Scotland" to get a feel of what happened.
- Good points. Mons Graupius, Inchtuthil etc certainly ought to be in there. I've put in a little stuff about Roman influence in Scotland,Ireland and LPRIA Britain generally but I agree more should be made of it. adamsan 08:02, 9 Aug 2004 (UTC)
[edit] We are legionary
Churchill in History of the English Speaking Peoples, v1, says by 78AD, Brit legionaries were the equal of, or second only to, Illyrians in quality. Can anybody confirm & include? Trekphiler 00:54, 3 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Thames
Hi Neddy, I'm stalking you again. Made an alteration to your edit about the Britons retiring to the Thames. Dio specifically mentions the name of the river - 60:20.5, Ταμέσαν in the Greek (don't know any Greek, so I don't know what case it's in). --Nicknack009 22:53, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
