06-30-2009, 10:20 AM
You're right. On any objective timeline third centyr is not "late, but the Anglo-Saxons didn't just show up at the end of the forth century and run the Romans off. Their constant pressure resulted in the construction of a string of impressive forts (some still there) along the "Saxon Shore" as well as an administrative reorganization of Roman Briton to facilitate a better response to the Germanic raiders.
Like the greater Roman Empire, the "end" of Roman Briton was a long, slow process. The building of the Walls--both Antonine and Hadrian's--may mark the "high water mark" of Roman Briton with everything after that tilting toward an ever-quickening decline and fall.
Like the greater Roman Empire, the "end" of Roman Briton was a long, slow process. The building of the Walls--both Antonine and Hadrian's--may mark the "high water mark" of Roman Briton with everything after that tilting toward an ever-quickening decline and fall.
"Fugit irreparabile tempus" (Irrecoverable time glides away) Virgil
Ron Andrea
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