18th October 2011, 03:47 PM
i have been using roman period instead of romano british for some time although i would rather have another frame of reference - i dont like the other labels either
using rb seems to me to perpetuate the idea that things were improved by the roman occupation and in the most unpalatable patronising way - the superiority of the classics pervades far too much of popular understanding and i think it is used to remind people that they are lesser than those in power that wield it
using rb seems to me to perpetuate the idea that things were improved by the roman occupation and in the most unpalatable patronising way - the superiority of the classics pervades far too much of popular understanding and i think it is used to remind people that they are lesser than those in power that wield it
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers