The Faded Map: The Lost Kingdoms of Scotland by Moffat Alistair

Author:Moffat, Alistair [Moffat, Alistair]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, azw3, epub
Publisher: Birlinn
Published: 2012-05-22T16:00:00+00:00

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What Have the Romans Ever Done?

There are few more distinguished historians of Wales than John Davies and his excellent one-volume history has no peers. Generously, he lists the influences of Latin on Welsh – these are fascinating, showing the difference between a literate and non-literate society – and the number of Roman names which have become common in Wales (Emrys from Ambrosius, Tegid from Tacitusand, Iestyn from Justinus are only the most relevant here). But his critique on the empire is devastatingly eloquent:

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