19th October 2011, 01:20 PM
P Prentice Wrote: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
Oh no.....I agree! - sort of. But I still think their is merit in the term Romano-British when describing the people who are in the process of creolization....................as long as those reading the term understand what your getting at.
But I do agree that we are still suffering from Roman propaganda.............what did they actually do for us other than give more favourable trade deals but then rape the country of its natural resources.........hmm sounds a bit familiar?