07-30-2009, 05:48 PM
Quote:Was life in Sub -Roman Britain a subsistence existance??? I find that hard to accept as from what I understand farming practices changed little in the periods before, during and after the 5th centrury..
near subsistence farming still existed in remote areas of scotland until last century.
i would say (pure speculation)that if there was a huge agricultural surplus you would see towns and cities once again developing on roman scale-which we don't.
mark avons