"William Black" <william.black@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Indeed it is possible that the English soldiers fighting for the Dutch
will
> go home and sign on with the Romans.
>
> A reasonable pro****tion of them will speak Latin
>
Officers maybe. Not the rank and file.
OTOH, does anybody know how many of the troops are likely to have been
_Welsh_? They could probably make themselves understood to native Britons.
Talking of the natives, any thoughts on how _they_ are going to react to
all
of this? Britannia has been Roman for less than 60 years, and much of it
for
a _lot_ less. From my googling, it appears that the Brigantes (ie most of
northern England) had been under direct Roman rule only since Vespasian's
time. Agricola had to spend time fighting them (and the Ordovices in North
Wales) before going on his famous invasion of Caledonia, and they seem to
have given trouble well into the next century. I've even seen it suggested
that Hadrian's Wall was built largely to prevent Brigantes and Caledonians
from making common cause. And the latter, of course, are little affected
by
the Event, at least until foreign powers come moseying around. Things
could
get quite lively on the northern border.
--
Mike Stone - Peterborough, England
Q) In the Roman Civil Wars, why did all the bachelors fight for Sulla?
A) Because they weren't the Marian kind.
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