07-10-2010, 01:16 PM
Ave Civitas,
That is exactly what Ad Infinitum suggests.
Further, concerning Britian, (and this is going to spark a response) he suggests that the lower eastern areas of the island (that Claudius initially conquered) were a Germanic speaking people, not Celtic. His argument is based upon Ceasar's commentary referring to the earlier conquerors of low-land Britain were people from the north-eastern Gaul, he names some tribes, that he prior mentioned had a population composed of more Germans than Gauls.
This said, Ad Infinitum suggests the the Vernacular was Germanic, not Gallic.
Me.
Quote:I think Lothia refers to French, Spanish, Catalan, Italian etc. (and all their dialects), which are Romance languages and born from Latin. Not from Classical Latin and perhaps their birth was a more complex phenomenon (involving several dialects, some suggested even creoles)
That is exactly what Ad Infinitum suggests.
Further, concerning Britian, (and this is going to spark a response) he suggests that the lower eastern areas of the island (that Claudius initially conquered) were a Germanic speaking people, not Celtic. His argument is based upon Ceasar's commentary referring to the earlier conquerors of low-land Britain were people from the north-eastern Gaul, he names some tribes, that he prior mentioned had a population composed of more Germans than Gauls.
This said, Ad Infinitum suggests the the Vernacular was Germanic, not Gallic.
Me.
AKA Tom Chelmowski
Historiae Eruditere (if that is proper Latin)
Historiae Eruditere (if that is proper Latin)
